Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Publication Title

The Jounal of Physical Chemistry

Volume

115

Issue Number

49

First Page

14784

Last Page

14788

DOI

10.1021/jp206486z

Disciplines

Biochemistry | Other Chemistry

Abstract

This study examines the properties of a 4 × 2 matrix of aqueous cations and anions at concentrations up to 8.0 M. The apparent molar water volume, as calculated by subtracting the mass and volume of the ions from the corresponding solution density, was found to exceed the molar volume of ice in many concentrated electrolyte solutions, underscoring the nonideal behavior of these systems. The solvent properties of water were also analyzed by measuring the solubility of diketopiperazine (DKP) in 2.000 M salt solutions prepared from the same ion combinations. Solution rankings for DKP solubility were found to parallel the Hofmeister series for both cations and anions, whereas molar water volume concurred with the cation series only. The results are discussed within the framework of a desolvation energy model that attributes solute-specific changes in equilibria to solute-dependent changes in the free energy of bulk water.

Comments

Copyright © 2011 American Chemical Society. The definitive version is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp206486z.

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