Description
Book SynopsisSurface tension provides a thermodynamic avenue for analyzing systems in equilibrium and formulating phenomenological explanations for the behavior of constituent molecules in the surface region. While there are extensive experimental observations and established ideas regarding desorption of ions from the surfaces of aqueous salt solutions, a more successful discussion of the theory has recently emerged, which allows the quantitative calculation of the distribution of ions in the surface region. Surface Tension and Related Thermodynamic Quantities of Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions provides a detailed and systematic analysis of the properties of ions at the air/water interface.
Unifying older and newer theories and measurements, this book emphasizes the contributions of simple ions to surface tension behavior, and the practical consequences. It begins with a general discussion on Gibbs surface thermodynamics, offering a guide to his theoretical insight and formulation o
Table of Contents
Introduction to Thermodynamic Consideration of Fluid/Fluid. Basic Thermodynamic Relations for the Analysis of Fluid/Fluid Interface. Surface Tension of Pure Water at Air/Water and Oil/Water Interfaces. Surface Tension of Solutions. Surface Tension of Simple Salt Solutions. Adsorption of Ions at Air/Water Interface. Surface Tension of Solutions and Temperature. Adsorption from Mixed Electrolyte Solutions. Aqueous Solutions of Zwitterionic Amino Acids. Appendix. Index.
