THE KINETICS OF THE NONDISSOLVING VOLUME AND STRUCTURAL FORCES OF THEINTERACTION BETWEEN PARTICLES - THE DISTANCE DEPENDENCE OF STRUCTURALFORCES

On the basis of earlier experimental results concerning the kinetics o f the nondissolving volume during the interaction of monoionic forms o f montmorillonite with concentrated aqueous solutions of electrolytes, the total forces of the interaction between particles are calculated. A method is developed for determining the parameters that characteriz e the range and magnitude of structural forces, as well as those for c alculating the Hamaker constant as a function of the distance between the surfaces of microobjects. The effect of possible errors on the acc uracy of estimates is analyzed; these errors are due to the inaccuracy in the determination of the initial information and to the assumption s that are made during the derivation of approximating formulas.