I have been puzzled by the consistant observation that CS produced by the HVAC method has a pH on the order of 3.5 - 4.8. The actual pH found probably depends on the ppm of the CS produced, and on the technical details and operating parameters of the HVAC process itself. However, these operational details are irrelevant to the point at hand.
I have a background in thermodynamics so the idea of "activity" as opposed to "concentration" is not foreign to me. You can appreciate the distinction somewhat if you recall that ppm is really a measure of overall concentration of, say, silver, but the "activity" of the silver at a given ppm will vary greatly if we are talking about silver ion, or silver particles of 0.001 micron, or 0.1 micron in size, or if these particles are charged or uncharged. The reference electrodes used to measure pH do NOT measure hydrogen ion concen tration, but actually measure the hydrogen ion activity. In dilute to moderately dilute solutions (which represent most of the applications for these reference electrodes), activity and concentration are practically identical. Now here comes the exciting part. I have prepared HVAC that contains about 10 ppm CS and has a pH of 4.8. By any reasonable measure this product is a dilute solution. If it were to contain, for example, 10% hydrogen peroxide (which has a pH no lower than 5.3), tasting only a fraction of a teaspoon would be a VERY unpleasant experience (believe me, I tried it with only a 3% solution and it definitely gets your attention). However, my HVAC CS product is practically tastless. So I believe it is safe to rule out the presence of all but minute quantities of hydrogen peroxide (which, of course, would have a negligible effect on pH). Since my HVAC process uses high purity silver electrodes and distilled water ONLY, there is virtually NO OTHER species which could cause the pH to be so low. Therefore, the only reasonable conclusion is the the activity of the hydrogen ion has be altered in essentially pure water. In other words, the structure of the water itself has been substantially changed. Now let's take a closer look at how this could have happened. The HVAC process operates in excess of 10,000 volts. The particles produced have been found to be at the low end of the micron scale when compared to the size of LVDC CS particles. In addition, HVAC CS has been found to be quite stable over extended periods of time. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that these particles are not only highly charged, but are able to retain their charge indefinitely. If all of the above observations are accurate, then it appears that when these highly charged CS particles break away from the silver electrode, they have a very strong polarizing effect on the surrounding water so that normal H2O molecules (water is essentially undissociated and therefore in molecular form) become more like polarized +HOH- molecules. The OH- side if the molecule is attracted to the positively charged aggregated silver particles, thus leaving the H+ side "sticking out" which causes the activity of H+ to be greatly enhanced. Incidently, the mechanism of surrounding the CS with polarized water molercules goes a long way to explains why HVAC CS is so stable over time. Therefore, HVAC CS MAY have ADDITIONAL MEDICINAL PROPERITIES (there is one vender I've found on the Internet who sells "Restructed Water" which is supposed to have health benefits) because the water itself has been restructured. If anyone would like to test this theory by experimenting with my HVAC CS please get in touch with me, and I'll send you a 1 oz sample. All I ask is that you send along $3 to cover shipping costs. Dr. Roger Altman RR1 Box 102 Natural Bridge, NY 13665 -- 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>
