A Diffusive Anomaly of Water in Aqueous Sodium Chloride Solutions at Low Temperatures
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Molecular dynamics simulations are presented for the self-diffusion coefficient of water in aqueous sodium chloride solutions. At temperatures above the freezing point of pure water, the self-diffusion coefficient is a monotonically decreasing function of salt concentration. Below the freezing point of pure water, however, the self-diffusion coefficient is a non-monotonic function of salt concentration, showing a maximum at approximately one molal salt. This suggests that sodium chloride, which is considered a structure-making salt at room temperature, becomes a structure-breaking salt at low temperatures. A qualitative understanding of this effect can be obtained by considering the effect of ions on the residence time of water molecules near other water molecules. A consideration of the freezing point depression of aqueous sodium chloride solutions suggests that the self-diffusion coefficient of water in supercooled sodium chloride solutions is always higher than that in pure (supercooled) water at the same temperature.
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This frustration results in an increase in mobility for the water molecule in the nano-confined gap, rendering the sheared solution more viscous.
“This results in an increase in mobility for the water molecule in the nano-confined gap, 50,69 rendering the sheared solution more viscous.”
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The ions' lubricating properties originate from their ability to disrupt the ordered molecular arrangement of nano-confined water molecules, thereby inducing a greater fluidity of the liquid.
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- Kim, J. S., & Yethiraj, A.
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- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
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- The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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- American Chemical Society (ACS)
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- 2008-01-24
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- 112
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1729-1735
- ISSN
- 1520-5207 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6106
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- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Material Dynamics and Properties
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Diffusion Coefficients in Liquids
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
- Keywords
- water self-diffusion coefficient, NaCl solution, supercooled water, salt concentration dependence, freezing point depression, water residence time
- MeSH terms
- Chemistry, Physical, Diffusion, Freezing, Sodium Chloride, Solutions, Temperature, Water, Chemical Phenomena
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