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Originally Posted by hung
Yes. Ionic detection works and the Mineoro detectors do detect the gold ions.
All matter degrades with time and releases ions as they do.
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This simply is not true. Most chemical reactions and matter decay do not produce ions.
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Ions are modified atoms. When the atom loses electrons or gains electrons in this process of electron exchange, it is said to be IONIZED. For ionization to take place, there must be a transfer of energy which results in a change in the internal energy of the atom. Earth acts like this. An atom having more than its normal amount of electrons acquires a negative charge, and is called a NEGATIVE ION. The atom that gives up some of its normal electrons is left with less negative charges than positive charges and is called a POSITIVE ION.
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OK, that's the basics of what an ion is...
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The static electricity acts as a 'vehicle' transporting the ions in a elipse shape field and the detector captures the signal.
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What static electricity? Are you saying wind has zero effect on atoms floating in the air?
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This explanation is for all the others who don't know how it works. You have been given enough info about it and still seem to not comprehend it.
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The explanation has too many gaping holes.
I'll ask again... is the a simple experiment I can do, which will demonstrate that gold produces ions?
- Carl