the process in which there is some chemical association between the molecules of a solute and those of the solvent. An example is an aqueous solution of copper sulphate which contains complex ions of the type [Cu(H2O)4]2+
Examples of 'solvation' in a sentence
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Solvation models for all the investigated acids are suggested.
JASMINA B. NIKOLIĆ, GORDANA S. UŠĆUMLIĆ 2009, 'The study of linear solvation energy relationship for the reactivity of carboxylicacids with diazodiphenylmethane in protic and aprotic solvents', Journal of the Serbian Chemical Societyhttp://www.shd.org.rs/JSCS/Vol74/No12/01_4461_3922.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This suggests that the solvation process of a sulphonic acid group involves four water molecules.
M. Maréchal, J.-L. Souquet, J. Guindet, J.-Y. Sanchez 2007, 'Solvation of sulphonic acid groups in Nafion® membranes from accurate conductivitymeasurements', Electrochemistry Communicationshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138824810600587X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The asymmetric unit contains one-half of the complex and two water molecules of solvation.
A. Dudko, V. Bon, A. Kozachkova, V. Pekhnyo 2009, 'Tetraaquabis[(1-ammonio-1-phosphonoethyl)phosphonato]zinc(II) tetrahydrate', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809010599. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Moreover, the solvation model increased the value of this parameter.
Jacek Kujawski, Kornelia Czaja, Tomasz Ratajczak, Elżbieta Jodłowska, Marcin K. Chmielewski 2015, 'Investigations on Synperiplanar and Antiperiplanar Isomers of Losartan: Theoreticaland Experimental NMR Studies', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/7/11875. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Altered solvation may also lead to changes in peripheral thyroid hormones.
Gema Nazri Yanni, Cynthea Prima Destariani, Arlina Nurbaity Lubis, Melda Deliana 2019, 'Thyroid Hormone Profile in Children with Sepsis: Does Euthyroid Sick Syndrome Exist?',Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Scienceshttps://www.id-press.eu/mjms/article/view/2676. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Such structural organizations offer high structural stability by maximizing peptide-peptide association and optimizing peptide-water solvation.
Xiang Yu, Jie Zheng 2011, 'Polymorphic structures of Alzheimer's β-amyloid globulomers.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3110195?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The protonation and the solvation processes of all studied ligands are spontaneous and endothermic processes.
Farid I. El-Dossoki 2016, 'Protonation and Solvation Thermodynamics of Some Naphthol Derivatives in KCl AqueousSolution of Different Ionic Strengths', Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7234320. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The two structures can be considered as polymorphs due to solvation differences.
Takuma Itai, Tatsuhiro Kojima, Takumi Konno 2016, 'μ-Sulfido-bis{[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ferrocene-κ2P,P′]gold} methanol monosolvate',IUCrDatahttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S241431461502492X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The nitrate anion and the water and chloroform molecules of solvation are disordered.
Mario V. Capparelli, Teresa González, Oscar A. Corona, Maribel Navarro 2008, '(2,2′-Bipyridine)bis(triphenylphosphine)copper(I) nitrate chloroform solvatehemihydrate', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536808006260. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Our model allows us to control the solvation of chains as an independent variable.
Jan Zidek, Eva Kulovana, Josef Jancar 2017, 'The Effect of Network Solvation on the Viscoelastic Response of Polymer Hydrogels',Polymershttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/8/379. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)