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Rodlike micelles of sodium dodecyl sulfate in concentrated sodium halide solutions

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j150601a024· OSTI ID:6716841
Light scattering from aqueous solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate has been measured in the presence of 0.80 mole sodium halides at 35 C. Sodium dodecyl sulfate forms micelles having a molecular weight of aprox. 50,000 or less, at the critical micelle concentration, 0.013 g dl/sup -1/, in solutions of all sodium halides except for NaSCN, in which the micelle size is even smaller. The average micelle size increase with increasing concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate further, and it reaches a maximum around 1 g dl/sup -1/. The molecular weight of the large micelle formed at the high concentrations is in increasing order: NaSCN, NaF, NaCl, NaBr and NaI; it is 185,000 in NaSCN and 357,000 in NaI solutions. The angular dependence of light scattering indicated that the large micelles are rodlike and have a common structure in NaCl, NaBr, and NaI solutions. 20 references.
OSTI ID:
6716841
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 85:1; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English