Colligative properties of anomalous water.
Investigations of the phase behaviour on freezing and subsequent melting and of other properties indicate that anomalous water is a solution containing a fixed amount of relatively involatile material in normal water. There seems to be no need to postulate the existence of a new polymer of water in such solutions. If only water and silica are present, the properties are consistent with those of a silicic acid gel.
Everett
D H
DH
Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS.
Haynes
J M
JM
McElroy
P J
PJ