I'm fairly confident the measurements are right. I went through the same
exercise this morning and although measurements are different today from
yesterday the scales DO pick up differences in weight, of that I have no doubt.
However, I suspect this is not a successful way of doing things due to several
factors just off the top of my head:
a) Temperature of medicine cup may increase with manual handling, which in turn
will heat water/solution contained within {can only afford to do the procedure
once}?
b) Although temperature of EIS is the same today as yesterday the plain DW may
not be? {failed to measure plain DW temperature and used DW temp from yesterday}
c) Water temperature may rise during the time measurements are taken. {again,
manual handling of cup, containers, syringe and day temp rising praps}
d) There may be some weight differences between Ag ions and ion cluster
characteristics which may be influencing results? *this is probly an unknown*
e) I have been vortexing the water prior to production in recent batches.
Would now need to make a few batches without vortexing the water and see what
difference there is...if any? {probly won't bother as I don't think my weighing
exercise was of any use}.
Although the scales do pick up differences in weight I don't believe this
method is at all useful due to aforesaid factors. I say this because as an
example, the medicine cup weighs more today than yesterday {room temperature
may be heating things a tad?}. Just too many external influences and variables
that can affect results to be of any practical use.
The idea seemed good in principal, but I don't think it works in practice,
nevermind, if one never never goes one never never knows. If nothing else it's
made me question any possible differences there may be between weight
characteristics of Ag ions in solution and ion clusters {particles} in
solution...if any?
N.
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:20:53 -0500
From: mdud...@king-cart.com
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: CS>Wet weight?
How confident are you of your measurements? Basic chemistry says that water
with silver in it should have a density which is higher, not lower than
distilled water. However there have been a number of reports that nanosilver
structures water, sort of like homeopathy. If that is the case, then any
restructuring, or crystalization of the water would be expected to have an
effect on the density. If your measurements are indeed correct, this may be
confirmation of those reports.
Marshall
