Re: CS>basic dumb question From: Marshall Dudley Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:22:33 http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m77074.html
[...] > Solutions by their very nature are always neutral. If you have an > Ag+ ion, there has to be a (-) ion to balance it. The two together > will define the compound. [...] > A silver ion will tend to attact the OH portion of a water > molecule, producing silver hydroxide. The remaining H will find a > matching one, and form H2 which may remain dissolved or be > outgassed over time. Marshall, It must be wonderful living in a world where you never have to balance chemical equations. The reaction you describe cannot happen. The hydrogen ions would require two electrons to form hydrogen gas. Electrons do not flow in water, and are not available. The hydroxyl ion formed at the cathode is now unbalanced, and the solution would no longer be neutral as you described in the preceeding paragraph. Please balance your equations. Mike Monett -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
