Abstract
A model is presented that explains the variation of surface tension of liquid water with temperature. The presence of non H-bonding H (NHB H) atoms (defining surface of assumed clusters) together with H-bonding atoms, is considered in this treatment. A good agreement between the experimental and computed values suggests the validity of this model. The change in the number of NHB H atoms and density account for the variation of surface tension with temperature. Previously, the same model was applied to explain the anomalous variation of density of liquid water with temperature [A. Khan et. al.: Chem. Phys. Lett. 266 (1997) 473].
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1467-1471 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 3 A |
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| State | Published - Mar 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)