Vilik, Reduction is the act of giving up an electron. This is the way antioxidants (free radical scavengers) work. They donate an electron to quench rogue molecules that have an unpaired electron. These rouge free radical molecules damage biological tissue (DNA) by stealing an electron to satisfy the missing electron pair. The ability of a substance to act as a free radical scavenger can be measured through its redox potential. Water treated with electrolysis will exhibit extremely negative redox values (good), and SOD like activity protecting DNA from oxidative damage. This SOD like activity is due to dissolved atomic hydrogen (active hydrogen). One can also achieve similar negative redox values be bubbling hydrogen gas into the water but such water shows no SOD like activity. The hydrogen gas introduces molecular hydrogen into the water as opposed to atomic hydrogen (active hydrogen). So you see, atomic hydrogen (active hydrogen) will cause a negative redox but a negative redox does not necessarily mean that atomic hydrogen is present as molecular hydrogen also produces negative redox values.
Vilik Rapheles wrote: > Dennis wrote: > > the negative > >redox potential is achieved by introducing active (atomic) hydrogen (a good > >thing). > ~~~~~~~~ > What is negative redox potential? > > A negative redox potential does not necessarily infer the presence of > >active hydrogen so one cannot be sure that coral calcium introduces active > >hydrogen into water. > ~~~~~~~~~ > But I thought you just said it is achieved by introducing active hydrogen... > > Tell more? > > ~^^V^^~ > > > > -- > 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> -- 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>
