Robert Berger wrote: > Marshall, I am surprised at your question about testing Gatorade for > silver!!!! If there were any silver in it would be in the form of > silver chloride due the the presence of the salt, and the Hack > chemicals ONLY measure silver ions.!!!!! "Ole Bob"
Silver chloride will dissolve in water to about .8 ppm, and in an electrolyte solution of the concentration of Gatorade to about 1 ppm since it forms silver chloride complexes. Both silver chloride as well as silver chloride complexes are ionic and can be measured by the Hach. In addition some silver citrate may be formed due to the citric acid component of Gatorade, and silver citrate is VERY soluble and once again an ionic form that can be measured by Hach. Plus the Hach only measures to a maximum of 1 ppm, so you have to dilute the original sample by 10:1 to get it in range. Since silver chloride can reach .8 ppm in ionic form once it is diluted, that means that you can measure an original silver chloride content of up to 8 ppm (10 X .8 ppm), which is more than the measurements we are talking about and would be very significant in trying to figure out what is going on. Marshall -- 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: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
