I would hazard a guess and say that the bottom of the electrode is sharp and has formed a current 'hot spot', and is emitting a stream of ions much as the needle point of a negative ion generator does. If one covered the end of the electrode with a non-reactive plastic perhaps this emission would then cease.
Ivan. > -----Original Message----- > From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@execonn.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 15 July 2003 9:29 a.m. > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>The color of silver > > > Mike Monett wrote: > > > url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m61192.html > > RE: CS>The color of silver > > From: Ivan Anderson > > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 03:03:44 > > > > > Hello Mike, > > > > > I am back on board for a while, and am glad to help > where I can. > > > > This is great! There are many questions I would like to ask:) > > > > > The mobility of ions (movement under the > influence of an > > > electrical gradient) in aqueous solution is measured > as m2s-1V-1. > > > That is, metres squared per second per volt. > Metres squared > > > because of the relationship between mobility and diffusion. > > > > > Silver ion Ag+ 6.4 x 10^-8 > > > Hydroxyl ion OH- 20.5 x 10^-8 > > > > > As you can see the mobility of ions is extremely > slow, 0.02mm per > > > second for Ag+ at 30V. Notice that the hydroxyl > ions travels at > > > three times the speed of the silver ion. > > > > Ugh. Thanks for the information. This is a > potentially crippling > > blow to my theory, but I'll think about it and see what > develops. > > > > > I have seen some mists leaving the anode, but > only at high > > > potentials or in contaminated water. > > > > Yes, I don't see mist at the anode very often, and > only at high > > current. Here is an example of a 3 nines misting at > both electrodes: > > > > http://www.utopiasilver.com/images/gen3.jpg > > I have looked at this picture and believe that the mist > coming off the > bottom of the right electrode is actually very small > bubbles. This is > indicated by the pronounced upward bias to the direction > they are taking. > > Marshall > -- 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>
