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Silver spoon to produce silver ions in water

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Hunter2:
Sorry its the automatic language corrector.

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What is the purpose of it. To put a silver spoon in water will not produce much silver ions, because silver is a noble element. The tarnish is no problem, because if you eat with a silver spoon you get some silver ions in your mouth everytime.

Rgmk:
I have read that putting silver spoon or another silver item to water produces Silver ions in water
https://www.askaprepper. com/why-you-should-put-a-silver-coin-in-water/
I just wanted to know if I will buy an old spoon with tarnish on it, is it ok to put it in water. You said it can be put in it and it is no harmful.

Borek:

--- Quote from: Rgmk on June 30, 2024, 06:43:30 PM ---I have read that putting silver spoon or another silver item to water produces Silver ions in water
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In trace amounts - yes. But silver is a noble metal, so the amounts will be very, very low. Whether it is enough to keep water safe, I have no idea (but I strongly doubt, it sounds like a case of ppl combining random ideas they have read somewhere and suggesting them as a solution without understanding underlying principles and checking validity).


--- Quote ---I just wanted to know if I will buy an old spoon with tarnish on it, is it ok to put it in water. You said it can be put in it and it is no harmful.
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Yes, tarnish won't matter when it comes to safety. At least as long as we are talking about natural tarnish that appears on the surface of silver items when they are exposed to the air.

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