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Exploration Of Aqueous Interfaces And Their Effect On Ion Behavior, Oneka T. Cummings
Exploration Of Aqueous Interfaces And Their Effect On Ion Behavior, Oneka T. Cummings
Doctoral Dissertations
An in-depth understanding of a wide range of physical, chemical, atmospheric and biological processes can only be achieved after the structure and dynamics of interfaces and the interfacial behavior of aqueous species, such as ions, are thoroughly studied and understood. This dissertation describes computational studies conducted to gain a more comprehensive understanding of such interfaces and the behavior of ions in the bulk and interfacial regions of the (1) air/water interface, and (2) alkane/water interfaces.
At the air/water interface the effect of counterion (sodium cations) charge and the influence of ion pairing on anion (chloride) propensity for the air/water interface …