In reply to Michael Foster's message of Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:30:52 -0500: Hi Michael, [snip] > >I hate to suggest this in an era of hyperhysteria about >toxic substances, but a mercury cathode would likely >do the trick here. You just have a shallow layer of >Hg at the bottom of your cell and make sure the wire >that passes through the electrolyte to the the Hg is >insulated. If you are careful, you can stir the >electrolyte without disturbing the surface of the Hg >cathode.
This is interesting, but I don't understand the reason behind the suggestion. Could you please explain? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk All SPAM goes in the trash unread.
