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An equation is derived for the density of a substance in the surface layer of a liquid under its own saturated vapor, an equation from which expressions can be found for the surface tension and for the thickness of the surface layer. On the basis of irreversible thermodynamic processes, an expression is then also derived for the specific force, per unit mass, acting in the interphase region.
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É. V. Veitsman, Zh. Fiz. Khim.,45, No. 9, 2391–2392 (1971).
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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 742–745, October, 1973.
Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 736–741, October, 1973.
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Veitsman, É.V. An equation for the density of a substance in the surface layer of liquid under its own saturated vapor. Journal of Engineering Physics 25, 1324–1327 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00834781
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