Hello, "...correct in thinking of the zeta reading being quantised in distinct but probably unequal steps..." Details? Part of an electron? I Know "spin" can be fractional, but charge?
Thanks again Ivan, James Osbourne Holmes a...@trail.com -----Original Message----- From: Ivan Anderson [SMTP:i...@win.co.nz] Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 4:35 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>RE:Particle size -LV and HV > Hi Guys, > > May this mean that the tendency for particles to stay apart is a function of Zeta? And Zeta is quantatized 1,2,3. > > James Osbourne Holmes > a...@trail.com Exactly. Chemists can adjust the stability of their colloids by adding surfactants, salts etc, and quantifying the results with the zeta potential. Paint for instance needs to spread easily and the pigment needs to settle in a manner that does not form a dense mass so that it may be stirred and spread though out the medium. Therefore the zeta potential should be low, likewise many compound medicines. The opposite is true for oils etc. The zeta potential in these multidisperse systems would be analogue I should think, but in monodisperse colloids I believe you may be correct in thinking of the zeta reading being quantised in distinct but probably unequal steps. Ivan -- 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 Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
