Potential-Dependent Changes of the Surface Tension of Water

Yuri Pivovarenko

doi:10.11648/j.fm.20170304.11

Abstract

It was shown previously that the shape of the crystals formed during the evaporation of salt solutions depends on the sign of the electric potential of such solutions. It has been particularly found that the evaporation of salt solutions with positive electric potential is accompanied by the formation of cubic crystals and the evaporation of salt solutions with negative electric potential is accompanied by the formation of needle-like crystals. The obtained results stimulated further studies of the properties of water and aqueous solutions, which depend on the electric potential. During these studies it was found that the surface tension of the water clearly depends on its electrical potential: an increase in the positive electric potential of water is accompanied by an increase in its surface tension and increase the negative electrical potential of the water is accompanied by a decrease of its surface tension. It was also discovered that the electrical potential of the water determines its ability to hydrate the polymers of biological origin. It is shown that water with a positive potential is better hydrates biological polymers than water with negative potential.

Highlights

Polymorphism of the salt crystals is the basis of the known method of medical diagnosis, is known as a method of arborization [1,2,3,4]
Working in this direction we found that the surface tension of water depends on its electric potential in a certain way: positive electrification of water causes an increase in its surface tension but the negative electrification of water causes a decrease in its surface tension
The difference in surface tension can be visualized by means of a powder of starch deposited on the surface of charged water

Summary

Introduction

Polymorphism of the salt crystals is the basis of the known method of medical diagnosis, is known as a method of arborization [1,2,3,4]. We continued to explore the properties of water and aqueous solutions, which depend on their electrical potential (charge). Working in this direction we found that the surface tension of water depends on its electric potential in a certain way: positive electrification of water causes an increase in its surface tension but the negative electrification of water causes a decrease in its surface tension. It was in addition shown that water with a positive potential is better hydrates biological polymers than water with negative potential In our opinion, these relationships enable us to better understand the physical nature of the phenomena of muscle contraction. We offer results on the basis of which we make such conclusions

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