Dan, Mike, Ode, It seems I have wrongly assumed that the particles in solution are mostly silver metal, this given the low percentage of ions. Now it seems that the vast majority of those particles are silver oxide and silver hydroxide. Either way, I do know that CS is more aptly referred to as 'electrically isolated silver.' So my question is this: if the great majority of silver in solution is some compound (or the metal), what the heck is keeping the particles electrically isolated? How dow the stay in solution, not precipitating? I still have part of a batch made about six months ago, which has remained stable for that long. Anyone? Cheers, Reid
Mike Monett wrote: Just a note - in order to use the Faraday equations, you need to verify the current density is not so high that it produces oxygen at the anode. This will divert some of the electrons to forming gas instead of silver ions, and overestimate the ppm. However, you can measure the weight loss after a few runs and get a correction factor. Since you run at constant temperature and current, the conversion factor should hold constant. As long as the volume doesn't change significantly, which would change the wetted area and current density, which would then change the amount of gas liberated. Best Regards, Mike Monett -- 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]>
