Abstract
Low frequency electric fields were exposed to various water samples using platinum electrodes mounted near the water surface. Responses were monitored using a spectro-radiometer and a contact-angle goniometer. Treatment of DI (deionized), EZ (Exclusion Zone), and bulk water with certain electromagnetic frequencies resulted in a drop of radiance persisting for at least half an hour. Compared to DI water, however, samples of EZ and bulk water showed lesser radiance drop. Contact-angle goniometric results confirmed that when treated with alternating electric fields (E = 600 ± 150 V/m, f = 7.8 and 1000 Hz), droplets of EZ and bulk water acquired different charges. The applied electric field interacted with EZ water only when electrodes were installed above the chamber, but not beneath. Further, when DI water interacted with an electric field applied from above (E = 600 ± 150 V/m, f = 75 Hz), its radiance profile became similar to that of EZ water. Putting these last two findings together, one can say that application of an electric field on DI water from above (E = 600 ± 150 V/m, f = 7.8 to 75 Hz) may induce a molecular ordering in DI water similar to that of EZ water.
Highlights
In a previous report [1], we used a spectro-radiometer and an infrared camera to monitor the impact of applied electric currents in water
That work showed that application of extremely low frequency alternating currents induced structural changes in water, which were confirmed by IR radiance spectra [1, 2]
One of the challenges of the previous study was our inability to rule out the intervening impact of electrolysis during the application of electric current, i.e., when electrodes were immersed in water [5]
Summary
In a previous report [1], we used a spectro-radiometer and an infrared camera to monitor the impact of applied electric currents in water. One of the challenges of the previous study was our inability to rule out the intervening impact of electrolysis during the application of electric current, i.e., when electrodes were immersed in water [5]. In the current study, we attempted to determine whether external electric fields, i.e., with electrodes outside the water, and with relatively lower amplitudes, might cause similar structural changes.
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