A continuum model for this process created by Andreas Klamt is called COSMO, or the conductor-like screening model.
A continuum model for this process created by Andreas Klamt is called COSMO, or the conductor-like screening model. An equation modelling this phenomenon sets its energy proportional to one over the permittivity minus one, divided by ionic radius. That's the Born equation. This process leads to a decrease in entropy, increasing the free energy for cavity formation, in the hydrophobic effect. Intimate ion pairs can form during this process. Calculation of the enthalpy change from this process usually includes two endothermic steps and an exothermic step. Substances with large dielectric constants create a "shell" around ions in this process. For 10 points, name this process by which solute dissociates when placed in a solvent.
A continuum model for this process created by Andreas Klamt is called COSMO, or the conductor-like screening model.
solvation [or solution; or dissolving; or dissolution; or other word forms; prompt on hydration]