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Concentration dependence of the free energy of the process of asymmetrization of spherical micelles in aqueous solutions of hexadecylpyridinium chloride

Journal Article · · Colloid J. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6811900
The standard free energies of formation of spherical (..delta..G /SUB s/ /sup 0/) and nonspherical (..delta..G /SUB N/ /sup 0/) micelles and of the asymmetrization of the spherical micelles (..delta..G /SUB a/ /sup 0/), as well as the concentrations of spherical and nonspherical micelles and surfactant molecules not associated in micelles, have been calculated from experimentally determined values of the degree of ionization of molecules of hexadecylpyridinium chloride aggregated in micelles in an aqueous solution, the dielectric constant of the micelles, the surface area of the micelles per surfactant molecule, and the dimensions and aggregation numbers of the micelles. The decrease in ..delta..G /SUB a/ /sup 0/ with increasing concentrations of the surfactant in the solution is caused mainly by the decrease in the degree of ionization of the micelles.
Research Organization:
Donetsk Univ.
OSTI ID:
6811900
Journal Information:
Colloid J. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Colloid J. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 47:6; ISSN COJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English