Sentences with phrase «how hydroxide ions»
Why it matters: Knowing how hydroxide ions are arranged in water could aid scientists in fine - tuning current industrial processes, such as manufacturing biodiesel, making processes more efficient or less wasteful.
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This research answers the question, debated in scientific circles for more than 70 years, of how hydroxide ions get oriented in water.
Methods: The theoretical chemistry team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory built and ran simulations of how hydroxide ions and water molecules moved based on the basic principles of physics.