On the dimensions of species participating in the growth of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals from viscosity data of concentrated aqueous solutions

Abstract

The experimental data of the temperature and concentration dependence of viscosity of concentrated aqueous ammonium oxalate solutions are analysed using the hole theory of liquids and Einstein's model of viscosity. Analysis of the data revealed that the dimensions of the species participating in the growth of ammonium oxalate monohydrate crystals are 3-5 times larger than the dimensions of individual NH 4 + and C 2 O 4 2-ions composing them.