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Direct measurement of long range forces between two mica surfaces in aqueous KNO3 solutions

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WE have constructed an apparatus for measuring the forces between two surfaces immersed in a liquid directly as a function of separation, and report initial results for the forces between two crossed cylindrical sheets of molecularly smooth muscovite mica in aqueous solutions of KNO3.

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  1. Research School of Physical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia

    J. N. ISRAELACHVILI & G. E. ADAMS

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ISRAELACHVILI, J., ADAMS, G. Direct measurement of long range forces between two mica surfaces in aqueous KNO3 solutions. Nature 262, 774–776 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/262774a0

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