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On the Theory of Nucleation of Ionic Salts from Aqueous Solution

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The theory of nucleation of ionic salts from aqueous solution is critically analyzed and further developed in two limiting cases of sparingly and highly soluble strong electrolytes. In the case of sparingly soluble colloids with a relatively large screening length (compared to the radius of the critical nucleus), the classical nucleation theory is modified by taking into account the influence of the critical nucleus charge on the nucleation rate, which was disregarded in earlier models. In the opposite limit of highly soluble colloids which are characterized by a relatively small screening length, the influence of the critical nucleus charge on the nucleation rate can be neglected with good accuracy. However, the discrepancy with earlier models, mainly related to the value of the pre-exponential factor, can reach several orders of magnitude.

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The author thanks Dr. V. Tarasov (IBRAE, Moscow) for critical reading of the manuscript, valuable corrections, and assistance in numerical calculations (Figs. 1–3).

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Veshchunov, M.S. On the Theory of Nucleation of Ionic Salts from Aqueous Solution. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 136, 741–750 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776123060110

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