According to "General Chemistry" 9th edition by HOLTZCLAW, ROBINSON and ODON, the silver atom is 1.44 anstroms in radius and the silver +1 ion is 1.26. I think a + ion is always smaller than the uncharged atom since it has lost an enectron.
Marshall Ode Coyote wrote: > > > > > >I don't remember Frances ever making the claim that an ion is larger than > >a particle, al contrar: > > > ><http://www.silvermedicine.org/attributesofsilverparticlesandsolutions.html>http://www.silvermedicine.org/attributesofsilverparticlesandsolutions.html > > > >You'll note that Frances clearly states that one silver atom has a radius > >of 0.144 nanometers, and that a silver ion has a radius of about .28 > >nanometers. > > Isn't 0.144 nanometers [atom] smaller than .28 [ion] nanometers? > I suspect lysdexia is playing games here...as in honest error? > Or is an ion really bigger than an atom? > This could be cleared up by looking up what the radius of each really is. > [I can only find diameters of atoms in angstroms] > > Ken > > -- > 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]>
