Published June 1, 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Electron distribution in water

  • 1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
  • 2. Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0QX, (United Kingdom)

Description

The x-ray structure factor of water measured under ambient conditions with synchrotron radiation is compared with those predicted on the basis of partial structure factors describing the nuclear positions obtained by neutron diffraction and of different assumptions for the electron distribution. The comparison indicates that a charge of approximately 0.5 e is transferred from each hydrogen atom to the oxygen on the same molecule, implying an effective dipole moment of 2.9 D, in good agreement with theoretical estimates. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Chemical Physics
Journal Volume
112
Journal Issue
21
Journal Page Range
p. 9206-9208
ISSN
0021-9606
CODEN
JCPSA6