url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m63420.html CS>Re: Measuring ppms From: Jrowland Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 21:37:00
> OK---to what does the Pure Water Test reading get compared? > jr Depends on what you want to do. Now I have a question for you. You are an oldtimer on the list, and may have come across a discussion about it. Electrons cannot propagate in an electrolyte. Current flow is through the movement of ions only. In the cs process, some trace contaminants must already be in the water in the form of ions in order to start the process. The ions in the vicinity of each electrode move to their respective electrodes and gain or lose electrons as appropriate. The ones further away may know an electric field is present, but their drift velocity due to the electric field is perhaps orders of magnitude less than their thermal velocity, and much less than the diffusion velocity. So the ions basically cannot respond to the applied electric field. Yet for electrolysis to begin, there must be a continuous path through the water from one electrode to the other. Why? I don't know the answer. If you can figure it out, please tell me. 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]>
