On 13 Jul 98 at 16:02, Bill wrote: > Is it possible to dissolve pure silver in distilled water ?
I suspect that the *solubility* of silver in plain water is extremely low, akin to that of other metals. For practical purposes, I think silver would be classified as *IN*soluble. You just won't see a lot of silver atoms floating off into the water without some help. However, silver ions could be driven off by electrolytic action, leaving individual Ag+ ions floating around. Pushing enough current through that you produce so many Ag+ ions all at once that they clump together, or are driven off as charged clumps, and you're describing our process for making CS pretty closely. Just my opinion. Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@mail.id.net ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>