Archives of Acoustics, 6, 4, pp. 401-408, 1981

Investigations of the hydration of dextran using an acoustic method

Adam JUSZKIEWICZ
Institute of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University
Poland

Jadwiga POTACZEK
Institute of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University
Poland

Measurements of the velocity of ultrasound in alcohol-water solutions of dextran with molecular weights 40 000 and 500 000 in the temperature range of 10-35°C have been made. The values of the hydration numbers have been determined and it has been shown that hydration is independent of the molecular weight of the dextran.
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