Strong clear [colorless] CS placed in the 'milk jug' that the distilled water came in will appear darker [blacker?] than the distilled water in the jug that it is compared to. The 'depth of color' has to do with the concentration of colored particles but not all particles within the same batch that has color have the same color. CS can contain both large and small particles all at once. A batch that displays a very heavy TE can also be a very pale color, or have no color, or be a very deep color depending of the ratio of large to small particles. Clear/colorless CS with a strong TE will appear crystal clear in diffused light and cloudy white in direct linear light. [like sunlight] It will also reflect any color that it is placed near if the particle density is high enough for the eye to pick up the resulting reflections. Fewer larger particles will present a heavier TE than the same density of smaller colorless particles, but will also have a color. A high density of 1-2nm particles will reflect the same amount of light that a low density of 90nm particles will...and the PPM [by weight] may be similar. 90-600nm range particles may display a detectable 'grainy' texture in its reflected light. [TE], but being so large at the higher end of the range, will also probably be reddish or violet...maybe even deep brown to black [or may just settle out...precipitate? Black tinted CS does settle and clear up with a corresponding decrease in TE] Large particles in the yellow + range have enough mass that, over time, Brownian motion can smash them into the sides of the container hard enough for them to stick. The container will turn yellow [or whatever color is present], leaving the rest of the CS more or less colorless. [see photo http://colloidal-silver-generator.com/resource/color.jpg] Hydrogen peroxide instantly dissolves the yellow coating and the yellow vanishes. H2O2 will also 'clear' deep yellow CS [of color] but makes it murky with a stronger TE than before, indicating that Oxygen may play some varying unclear role in crystal formation and particle size and that a very large particle that's still small enough to stay in suspension can have no color. H2O2 will also shine up a black electrode [silver oxide] pretty fast but if left in the H2O2, the electrode will turn black again. [go figger] Ions don't reflect light in wavelengths that are detectable by the human eye. [too small as explained below] Ken
At 08:10 PM 6/17/02 -0400, you wrote: >There is about 10% of the total silver in particles which show up as a >Tyndall Effect when using a laser. The highest intensity of reflected light >is at the wavelength of the laser. So 632 nm size particles will reflect the >most light. 1-2 nm particles reflect a very small percentage of the light. >Most home systems make a strong TE because the particles are mostly in the >10 - 90 nm range. > >The "clear as water" look is because the particles are so scarce they don't >really block much light. If most of the silver was particles, the color >would appear darker. > >frank key > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Arnold Beland" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 3:31 PM >Subject: Re: CS>colloidal color > > >> Frank, >> >> You said: >> >> "If it is clear, it is ionic silver, not colloidal silver. Mesosilver is >the >> only brown colored silver colloid with nanometer sized particles." >> >> If this is true, perhaps you could tell me what is scattering my 650nm >laser >> beam when directed into my clear solution? >> >> Arnold Beland >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Frank Key" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 2:57 PM >> Subject: Re: CS>colloidal color >> >> >> > If it is clear, it is ionic silver, not colloidal silver. Mesosilver is >> the >> > only brown colored silver colloid with nanometer sized particles. >> > >> > As explained on the website: >> > "Unlike most colloidal silver products, Mesosilver is a clear brown >> colored >> > liquid, looking like dark iced tea. It is the very high concentration of >> > mesosilver particles, not size or contamination, that gives Mesosilver >its >> > distinctive coloration. >> > Previously, it was thought that such a brown color indicated the >presence >> of >> > large silver particles, which is the case for colloidal silver produced >by >> > methods other than the mesoprocess. The small size of the silver >particles >> > is confirmed by the use of a state-of-the-art scientific instrument >> designed >> > specifically for measuring such small particles called a Photon >> Correlation >> > Spectrometer (PCS). The PCS used during the development of Mesosilver >was >> > manufactured by Malvern Instruments, Ltd. of the United Kingdom, one of >> the >> > foremost producers of such equipment in the world. The particle size >> report >> > from the Malvern PCS confirms the claimed size of 1.4 nm for >Mesosilver." >> > >> > frank key >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 1:35 PM >> > Subject: CS>colloidal color >> > >> > >> > Hello, >> > I just switched my subscription to this new e-mail so I will have all of >> my >> > silver info in one place. >> > Does anyone have opinions on color? Some companies say only the brown >> > silver is good,and others say only the totally clear is good and to >NEVER >> > take the brown. >> > >> > Also, ionic vs. colloidal....I've been reading that ionic cannot be used >> > internally because our digestive system destroys it before it can do any >> > good, and that we need to take the colloidal instead. Some companies >list >> > the breakdown of the silver and what percentage of it is colloidal and >> > ionic. >> > Any thought on this? >> > >> > Also, someone on this list mentioned knowing about doctors using it and >> even >> > injecting it. Where can I find these doctors? >> > >> > Summer >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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]> >> > >> > >> > > >
