A better definition is, "A single atom that has lost or gained an electron, thus displaying an electronic charge." [To include ionized gasses, plazmas and such]
I have come to doubt that there are any or many "free" ions with an 'available ionic charge' in EIS after the first couple of days and "ionic solution" follows another muddled definition that includes dissolved compounds.
"Ions" are quite highly reactive due to the charge that defines them as ions and WILL combine with any available anions. It appears to take some time for these to find each other, but they do.
In EIS, there are at least two available anions, hydroxl radicals and [monatomic??] oxygen. Therefore, "ionic" CS is most likely silver oxides and silver hydroxides in dissolved forms .
"Particulate" CS is most likely metallic silver along with the crystalized forms of the previously mentioned two compounds precipitated as small enough particles to stay suspended as a colloid after the solution has gone past their combined saturation points as a dissolved substance in water...say, Silver Hydro-sol and when made stronger, that and Silver Hydro/oxy-suspension ???? LOL
I also don't see why any suspended crystals would have to be made of discrete compounds or a distinct metal, thus, could be crystals of one compound neucleated by another silver compound or metallic crystal that had crystalized first.
Further, could not "ions" form a protective 'association' with one or more of these molecules or a water molecule without actually becoming 'the' compound as a 'captured/semi-stable but not reacted' ion? [..a not "free" but 'free-er' ion?]
All arguements as to what EIS 'is' don't seem to include the possibility that it's, not 'this OR that', but is all of the above, all at once, in any imaginable proportions.
I don't think any of it is a matter for concern as body chemistry appears to adjust assimilation pathways according to the variety of same elemental substance configurations encountered and wind up as pretty much the same thing.
I like the word 'Silver Hydronium'.
It sounds inclusive enough to handle the muddles, sorta like a shotgun loaded at a silverwares store by a blind man.
But "EIS" [Electrically Isolated Silver] is probably better, being very specific as to source and process and less specific as to resulting varieties, proportions and properties of produced materials.
A hole is a hole, regardless of what passed through it, as a whole, while it was becoming a hole. :-)
Ode
At 08:11 AM 10/20/2005 -0700, you wrote:
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Greetings all,<<<<
The holy Grail of science, "The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry," defines an ion as "An atomic of molecular particle having a net electrical charge." to me this definition rather muddles the water.
So people can call ions particles and particles, particles !!!! How are we to know what they have?
|The silver solutions that we make with electrolysis is is generally 90% silver ions (Ag+1) and it is water soluble. Particles will fall out of suspension if the liquid is frozen.
So, we should break ourselves of calling our product "colloidal silver" as it is NOT !!
How about Silver sol, silver Hydrosol, EIS, or Silver Hydronium !!!
"Ole Bob"
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