Reply to the Comment on "Measurement of the hydration numbers for halide ions by the mass spectrometric method of field evaporation of ions out of solution'' [Chem. Phys. Lett. 242 (1995) 390]
Gv. Karpov et Ii. Morozov, Reply to the Comment on "Measurement of the hydration numbers for halide ions by the mass spectrometric method of field evaporation of ions out of solution'' [Chem. Phys. Lett. 242 (1995) 390], CHEM P LETT, 325(5-6), 2000, pp. 701-702
We do not think that we have misled readers by our use of the 'hydration nu
mber' N(h) and the 'coordination number' N(c). Our definitions coincide wit
h the conventional ones. We agree with Symons that the number of water mole
cules in the ion cluster, moving in solution, fluctuates. (C) 2000 Elsevier
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