Investigations of the hydration of polyethyleneglycols using an acoustic method

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  • Adam JUSZKIEWICZ Institute of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Poland
  • Jadwiga POTACZEK Institute of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Abstract

Measurements of the velocity of ultrasound in alcohol — water solutions of polyethylene glycols with molecular weights 400, 1500, 2000, 15000 and 20000 at a temperature of 25 ± 0.1°C have been made and the values of the hydration numbers defined by the YASUNAGA method.

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