----- Original Message ----- 
From: Matthew McCann PE 
To: [email protected] 
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:30 PM
Subject: Ratio of ionic to colloidal silver


Hi, Trem and James,

It might be possible to measure the ratio of ionic to
colloidal silver by dividing a sample in halves,
freezing and unfreezing one half, letting the other
half remain at ambient temperature, and then
measuring both with AA or muriatic acid
titration. Alternating (& probably more crudely)
a cooling curve could be run to measure the
colligativity of the sample (displacement of the
freezing point and/or boiling point.)
I haven't done these (yet.) It's just a thought.

Best regards,

Matthew