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From: mezine@pobox.upenn.edu (Igor Mezine)
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Hello,
I'm getting frustrated trying to find "comprehensive" description of 
chaotropic effect.  Is there any quantitive theory explaining this effect?
Is it possible to predict "sign" and magnitute of influence of a 
salt (or small organic molecule) on the structure of water?
Thanks in advance for help
Igor



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