Abstract
The stabilization of the structure of water is discussed, assuming that liquid water contains large compact clusters of molecules. The effect arises from the difference in the change of the chemical potentials of the clusters and of the monomeric water molecules caused by the added nonelectrolyte. It is shown that for sufficiently large clusters, the magnitude of the stabilization effect becomes proportional to the number of molecules building the cluster. This effect is greater, the larger the difference between the interaction energy of the water-water and water-solute pairs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1922-1927 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1965 |