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 hydrogenbonding 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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Thermodynamics |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- Cell theory
- Entropy
- Hydrogen bond
- Intermolecular vibration
- Soft-cell theory
- Specific heat
- Water
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- General Engineering