Some peculiarities of liquid water structure
A new interpretation of Raman spectra of light, heavy and half-heavy water and some aqueous salt solutions helps to understand peculiarities of structure of liquid water and other hydrogen-bonded systems. Basing on Raman spectral studies, we argue that non-homogeneity of spatial H-bonds network in l...
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Published in | Journal of molecular liquids Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 167 - 177 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier B.V
01.07.2003
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Summary: | A new interpretation of Raman spectra of light, heavy and half-heavy water and some aqueous salt solutions helps to understand peculiarities of structure of liquid water and other hydrogen-bonded systems. Basing on Raman spectral studies, we argue that non-homogeneity of spatial H-bonds network in liquid water is related to furcation of H-bonds. The reason for this is the presence of defects in H-bonds network corresponding to different conformations of fully hydrogen-bonded five-molecule structural units found in liquid water. Our results suggests the importance of water molecules mobility across the defects of the H-bonds network rather than of the vacancies in liquid water structure. |
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ISSN: | 0167-7322 1873-3166 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0167-7322(03)00105-3 |