The Water Dipole Moment in Water Clusters

The average dipole moment of a water molecule in the condensed phase is enhanced by around 40 percent relative to that of an isolated monomer. This enhancement results from the large polarization caused by the electric field induced by surrounding monomers. A quantitative molecular description of th...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 275; no. 5301; pp. 814 - 817
Main Authors Gregory, J. K., Clary, D. C., Liu, K., Brown, M. G., Saykally, R. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for the Advancement of Science 07.02.1997
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Analysis
Chemistry
Computation
Dimers
Dipole moments
Electric fields
Electrical phases
Energy
Fluid dynamics
Ice
Least Squares Statistics
Liquids
Molecules
Monomers
Quantum numbers
Symmetry
Trimers
Water
Water analysis
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Summary:The average dipole moment of a water molecule in the condensed phase is enhanced by around 40 percent relative to that of an isolated monomer. This enhancement results from the large polarization caused by the electric field induced by surrounding monomers. A quantitative molecular description of this polarization is essential for modeling aqueous solvation phenomena. This combined theoretical and experimental study of dipole moments in small water clusters provides such a description and also gives insights into the structure of liquid water.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.275.5301.814