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solvation

solvation

9.3
Liquid molecules surround and mix with small particles or ions to make a solution
  • noun
  • /sɒlˈveɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : solvatación
  • When sugar dissolves in tea, solvation occurs as the molecules of the sugar are surrounded by the tea molecules.
  • solvation shell

Examples

  • Simulating a sufficient number of water molecules to represent a realistic water solvation shell around the protein was computationally too demanding for full DFT calculations.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Both are surrounded by a close-packed layer of solvent molecules, their solvation shell.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So it's like solvation, except it happens within the molecule rather than between molecules.

  • So let's represent that solute solvation reaction.

  • Using the SMD solvation model, we can then take into account the fact that the complexes and unreacted donor molecules are in the liquid state.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Possible future developments include the incorporation of the ONIOM method into the polarized continuum model for solvation 66.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The effects of localized interaction of the solute with the first solvation shell could then be explicitly considered, and the effects of the continuum on the solute would be less prone to errors.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Here we model the gas-liquid isotope exchange using the SMD implicit solvation model 46-48, where the solution phase is approximated as neat anisole.

    Academic text (2018)
  • With respect to liquid water itself, CPMD simulations have shown that it can be treated at a reasonably accurate level within some of the DFT-GGA schemes 18-20; structural and mobility properties, as well as the solvation of diverse ions, have been simulated successfully (see for example 21 and 22).

    Academic text (2001)
  • In the process of solvation, water molecules surround and interact with sodium ions to create a saline solution.

Synonyms

dissolution
vssolvation
  • Specialized
2 6.8

The process of a substance mixing into a liquid, like sugar in tea

focuses on solvent molecules surrounding and interacting with solute particles
dissolving
vssolvation
3.0

A process where something mixes into a liquid to make a mixture

emphasizes molecular interaction around particles rather than just incorporation
solubilization
vssolvation
  • Specialized
7.7

Changing a substance so it dissolves or mixes into a liquid

describes the surrounding and interaction of solvent molecules during solution formation

Surface Forms

solvation singular
solvations plural

Morphology

solvation = solvate (semi-transparent) = solvate + ation

Formed regularly from the verb 'solvate' with the noun-forming suffix '-ation', but the specific technical chemistry sense may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Solvation comes from the Latin root solv- meaning 'to loosen' or 'to free', the same root you see in solve and solution. So a helpful image is the solvent 'loosening' and wrapping around the solute particles to hold and stabilise them — that is why solvation means the solvent surrounding and interacting with the solute.