OK, Ivan, I stand corrected. My Selby's Periodic Table of the Elements listed silver as having only +1 as valence, but upon checking the Encyclopaedia Britannica, it appears that +2 and rarely, +3 valence states do occur. However the likelihood of any significant quantities other than +1 valence in CS solutions seems extremely remote. Hence Beck's claim is still out of place, I believe.
regards, Kevin Nolan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "I Anderson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 7:27 PM Subject: RE: CS>Silver's valence > Kevin, > > Whilst you are correct in that most CS produced has a valence of one, silver > can loose two or three electrons, given a push. Ag++ is a strong oxidiser > and will replace most metals...but then, so will Ag+. > > Ivan. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Nolan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, 29 October 2001 2:32 p.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: CS>Silver's valence > > > In Digest #1028, "a rose by any other name" posted an article attributed to > Dr Robert Beck, which contained the following: > "Enzyme molecules usually require a specific metallic atom as part of the > molecular matrix in order to function. A metal of higher valance can replace > a metal of lower valance in the enzyme complex, preventing the enzyme from > functioning normally. Silver, with a valance of plus 2, can replace many > metals with a lower, or equal valance that exhibit weaker atomic bonding > properties." > > That is not correct. Silver has only one valence, which is +1. Hopefully > that is the only significant error in the article. > > Kevin Nolan [email protected] > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
