VISCOSITY MEASUREMENTS OF ALCOHOL-WATER MIXTURES AND THE STRUCTURE OF WATER

In a previous paper (Ageno, 1967), a model of the hydrogen bond was proposed that gave a unique structure for water and was used for viscosity measurements. In this paper, an attempt is made to confirm some results obtained by using this model and interpretation by performing new experiments not involving viscosity measurements but using the heat of vaporization of ice and water from which the main chain length (L) of a linear chain of water molecules can be determined independently. An equation is derived for determining L as a function of the difference between the heat of vaporization of water at a given temperature and the external work done in the transformation of the liquid into saturated steam at that temperature. The results demonstrated that a water molecule can be involved in no more than 2 independent hydrogen bonds, and a primary alcohol molecule in no more than one.