Perhaps the OH is already there. Maybe when one makes the CS, when an oxygen atom is pulled out at the electrode during electrolysis, the remaining OH sticks around to balance the silver ion. So when salt is added, there is a simple reshuffle, with the OH and the Cl swapping partners so to speak. That would give silver chloride and sodium hydroxide, or lye.
Marshall Ivan Anderson wrote: > Just to clear up a few things :) > > If one does not add extra OH- ions to the mix, then the talk of sodium > hydroxide (Na+ OH-) is redundant. > > The sodium ions take no part in the reaction (Ag+ + Cl- => AgCl), and > are called spectator ions. > > Sodium ions cannot ionise anything as they are already oxidised, > sodium metal on the other hand reacts violently with water. > > Ivan. > > -- > 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]>
