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The Stokes radius or Stokes-Einstein radius of a solute is the radius of a hard sphere that diffuses at the same rate as that solute. Named after George Gabriel Stokes, it is closely related to solute mobility, factoring in not only size but also solvent effects. A smaller ion with stronger hydration, for example, may have a greater Stokes radius than a larger but weaker ion. Stokes radius is sometimes used synonymously with effective hydrated radius in solution. Hydrodynamic radius, ''R''''H'', can refer to the Stokes radius of a polymer or other macromolecule. ==Spherical case== According to Stokes’ law, a perfect sphere traveling through a viscous liquid feels a drag force proportional to the frictional coefficient : where is the liquid's viscosity, is the sphere's drift speed, and is its radius. Because ionic mobility is directly proportional to drift speed, it is inversely proportional to the frictional coefficient: where represents ionic charge in integer multiples of electron charges. In 1905, Albert Einstein found the diffusion coefficient of an ion to be proportional to its mobility: where is the Boltzmann constant and is electrical charge. This is known as the Einstein relation. Substituting in the frictional coefficient of a perfect sphere from Stokes’ law yields which can be rearranged to solve for , the radius: In non-spherical systems, the frictional coefficient is determined by the size and shape of the species under consideration. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stokes radius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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