Marshall wrote:
> You are assuming a spherical particle. There is no assumption of shape in the > above paragraph. If a silver atom is .2nm then if the atoms were stacked end > to > end, making a rod, it would be 5 atoms long for a 1 nanometer particles. A > sphere > would contain 31 as you say. A shape other than a rod or sphere would fall > in the > range of 5 to 31 atoms, so the statement above is not really far off. Yes, we are assuming spherical particles. Has anyone actually seen a "rod" shaped particle? All the work we are familiar with assumes the particles to be spherical. To be precise, the diameter of a silver atom is 0.288 nm. 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>
