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Originally Posted by Esteban
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Interesting... the article describes an ion detection chamber, that detects ions that are generated
inside the chamber. But it does not detect ions that are outside the chamber, it does not detect ions at a distance, it does not identify the atoms that are ionized, and it does not demonstrate that gold just sitting around generates ions. So it completely fails to answer my request...
describe a simple, reproducible experiment that either shows gold produces ions, or that ions can be detected at a distance.
Notice also the comment on recombination... the author states that if the voltage is not high enough, recombination will eliminate the ions before they can reach the electrodes. And this is within the space a few centimeters. Consider the voltage that would be needed to pull in ions from 50 meters away, with minimal recombination!
- Carl