"General Chemistry", ninth edition, Holtzclaw, Robinson and Odom, published by D.C. Health and Company 1991, lists silver has having a diameter of 1.44 angstroms and a silver ion as 1.26 angstroms. (The 6th edition also lists the same thing.) I can find no references that show anything near 2.88 A for the diameter.
Marshall Frank Key wrote: > Silver particles don't break off. They are formed in the ionic solution when > current passes through the ionic silver converting the ions back to silver > atoms. The atoms are drawn together by the van der waals' force to form > particles. > > There is no such thing as a silver particle 1.26 angstroms in diameter. The > silver atom is 2.88 A units in diameter or 0.288 nm. For particle sizes see > : http://www.silver-colloids.com/Tables/Agradvolarea.PDF > > Most particles formed by the electrolysis process are much larger, being in > the 10 to 90 nm range. Typically, 90% of the silver contributed by the > electrodes winds up as ionic silver and 10% is particles. > > frank key > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:42 PM > Subject: CS>Particle Size Question > > > > Can anyone verify the following: > > > > > > > When applying current to silver in solution, metallic silver will > always > > > > > > > > break off at the same size, 1.26 angstroms (.00001 microns). > > > > > > > > This particle is so small that the next stop on the road to smallness > is > > > > > > > > the atom itself. > > > > > > > http://www.herbalremedies.com/readmorabcol.html#8 > > > Thanks, > > > jr > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
