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A way of estimating the average number of molecules in the nuclei of a condensing liquid phase is proposed. The procedure is based on statistical calculations of fluctuations in the density of molecules in a medium. The average number of molecules in the nuclei of water droplets of critical size is calculated in the temperature range of 273 to 373 K using data from molecular dynamics modeling.
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Syrovatko, Y.V. Statistical Way of Calculating the Average Number of Molecules of Critical Nuclei in Homogeneous Nucleation. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 86, 150–153 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873822020290
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