.
SNAPSHOT OF AN AMORPHOUS SILICA SURFACE AFTER EXPOSURE TO WATER MOLECULES: ION SIZES ARE ENLARGED FOR THE FIGURE. WATER MOLECULES REACT AND FORM SIL.ANOLS (SiOH), WHILE SOME PHYSISORB ONTO THESE SILANOL SITES AND CLUSTER TOGETHER. SILANOL CONCENTRATION I
O in glass
H in SiOH on glass
H2O molecules physisorbed (hydrogen bonded) onto surface sites
| Previous slide | Back to first slide | View graphic version |