SIZE DEPENDENCE OF SOLVATION GIBBS ENERGIES - A CRITIQUE AND A REBUTTAL OF SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS

The definition of the solvation Gibbs energy of a solute A in any solv ent is repeated in exactly the same way as was done almost 20 years ag o. Some recent publications that challenged this definition and sugges tion ''correction'' terms; are critically examined. It is shown that t hese newly suggested quantities are irrelevant to the solvation proces s.