Skin has acids. That's why gun owners wipe off thier guns before storing to preserve the blueing. Ken
At 07:02 PM 3/21/01 -0500, you wrote: >Frank: > >You can also tell Dr. Flick that it is NOT possible for Ag ions to >"dissolve" into the bosy when his bandages are applied, >nor how metallic silver manages to get into the body by just having the >metal applied to it! > >Stephen > >-----Original Message----- >From: Frank Key [mailto:fr...@strsoft.com] >Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 3:35 PM >To: silver-list@eskimo.com >Subject: Re: CS>Fwd: Dr. Jon's Special Silver FAQ's 3-19-01 > > >Dean wrote: > >> I see. So what is it that increases the conductivity of the water >> after a few days when a silver ingot has been added? > >If you believe that silver is dissolving in water, then try a simple test; > >1. Using a lab balance that reads to 5 places in grams, determine the weight >(mass) of a small pure silver object. > >2. Place this object in pure DI water for a period of time (hours, days, >etc). > >3. Remove the object and again weigh it. > >This will tell you if you are dissolving silver in water. > >> If silver particles don't change the conductivity, then the silver >> must be going into the water as ionic silver. > >Since silver is not water soluble, then silver ions are not being added to >the >water. The change in conductivity is probably the result of the addition of >absorbed gasses. > >To test this theory, draw some pure DI water and measure its conductivity. >Place part in an open container, and part in an evacuated container (vacuum >or >filled with an inert gas such as argon). >Let both containers sit for about a few days, then measure the conductivity. > >The increased conductivity of the open container demonstrates the absorption >of gases. > >> I admit that my chem classes in college were some time ago, but I have >> been under the (probably erroneous) impression that "to dissolve" >> meant to "make ions" of whatever's being dissolved. > >Indeed, dissolving does cause ions to be added to the solution. The problem >lies in the fact that silver is not water soluble. > >The only way to dissolve silver in water is to pass an electric current >through >it. This forces the removal of an orbital electron from an atom of silver >changing it to a silver ion which is water soluble. > >frank key > > >-- >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...@eskimo.com> > > >
