Christine, You are correct in your assumptions, yes you used to little to begin with, and adding more allowed the reaction to go to completion.
Hydrogen peroxide oxidises metallic silver. That is, it will strip electrons from silver metal or particles and produce silver ions (Ag+) and steam. The reaction is quite fast, and in CS produces many very small bubbles of gas which some people have thought were large silver particles. If the correct amount of H2O2 (which his hard to estimate) is added, you will eventually be left with a completely clear solution that will not sustain a Tyndall beam. The solution now consists of silver ions each having a positive charge, whereas the particles with which the H2O2 reacted had no charge at all. Indeed, metallic particles will most likely have a negative charge, due to the OH- molecules which adsorb (Stick to the outside of) the particles. Regards Ivan. > -----Original Message----- > From: cmccau...@kayescholer.com [mailto:cmccau...@kayescholer.com] > Sent: Saturday, 31 August 2002 2:28 a.m. > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: CS>TJ Garland and mycoplasma infections > > > > I have a question or two about making the 3% H202/CS > mixture. About 15 > minutes after making a batch of CS using my LVDC method (3 > batteries, heat > stirred, 16 oz. distilled water, 12 g. .9999 silver wires > (my own brewing > setup) - brewed for approx. 1 hour after the bubbles > started coming off of > the anode - was a very light yellow and had good Tyndall), > I put a few > drops of the 3% H202 into the CS and shook it and it > immediately turned the > most aweful shade of dark brown/grey I've ever seen. It > also had many tiny > bubbles like the H202 was reacting. I let it sit for a > while hoping it > would change into something a little more 'friendly' looking, but it > didn't. So I added a little more H202 and it turned very > light, almost > clear, with alot more of the tiny bubbles in it. Finally > after a few more > minutes, it became totally clear with no bubbles at all. > > Was this a stage it went thru? What is actually going on > when you add the > H202? I read that it is dissolving the 'particles' of > silver and turning > the entire mixture into an ionic solution. If this is so, > can you use too > little or too much H202? It seemed like I used too little > at first and by > adding more it finished it's business. I just don't know. > Anyone have the > answer? Also, if you dissolve all the 'particles', does it > still carry a > positive charge? > > Thanks, > Christine -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org 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>
