Thermodynamic Behavior of Water from Soft-Cell Theory

Authors : Kuo Wang, M. Brewster

Pages : 1-9

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Publication Date : 2011-02-02

Article Type : Other

Abstract :A soft-cell concept is introduced into cell theory to describe the deformable nature of water.  The intermolecular vibration energy of water derived from soft-cell theory is applied to a simple energy model to explore hydrogen-bonding and associated thermodynamic properties.  This study is able to accurately predict the temperature and pressure dependences of hydrogen-bonding in water and explains the distinctive thermodynamic behaviors of water in relation to hydrogen-bonding energy and intermolecular vibration energy.
Keywords : oft-cell theory, cell theory, hydrogen bond, intermolecular vibration, specific heat, entropy, water