Ions in Solution and their Solvation [Hardcover]

The book starts with an exposition of the relevant properties of ions and continues with a description of their solvation in the gas phase. The book contains a large amount of factual information in the form of extensive tables of critically examined data and illustrations of the points made throughout. It covers:

• the relevant properties of prospective liquid solvents for the ions
• the process of the transfer of ions from the gas phase into a liquid where they are solvated
• various aspects of the solutions of the ions, such as structural and transport ones and the effects of the ions on the solvent dynamics and structure
• what happens in cases where the solvent is a mixture selective solvation takes place
• applications of the concepts expounded previously in fields such as electrochemistry, hydrometallurgy, separation chemistry, biophysics, and synthetic methods

 

Preface ix

1 Introduction 1

1.1 The Significance and Phenomenology of Ions in Solution 1

1.2 List of Symbols and Abbreviations 5

2 Ions and Their Properties 10

2.1 Ions as Isolated Particles 10

2.1.1 Bare Ions 11

2.1.2 Ions in Clusters 26

2.2 Sizes of Ions 30

2.3 Ions in Solution 35

2.3.1 Thermodynamics of Ions in Aqueous Solutions 38

2.3.1.1 Heat Capacities of Aqueous Ions 38

2.3.1.2 Entropies of Aqueous Ions 39

2.3.1.3 Enthalpies of Formation of Aqueous Ions 43

2.3.1.4 Gibbs Energies of Formation of Aqueous Ions 44

2.3.1.5 Ionic Molar Volumes in Aqueous Solutions 44

2.3.2 Other Properties of AlC!