The Born equation is calibrated to properties of the hydrated electron reported by Jortner and Noyes to give hydration energies proportional to the reciprocal radius and 118 [angstroms-kcal per mole]. This is consistent with the hydration energies of the halides from sequential hydration energies and the radii from Anionic Morse Potentials. The radii of the proton, hydrated proton, hydroxide, hydroperoxide and the alkali metal cations calculated from (a) ion pair energies, (b) sequential cluster energies, (c) gas phase electron affinities and reduction potentials and (d) acidities fall on this same correlation. This provides a single set of ion parameters. The acidities of HOO and HNO, the adiabatic electron affinities for diatomic oxygen, 1.070(2) eV and NO, 0.91 (2) eV and the reduction potentials for the formation of superoxide , -0.16V and NO, -0.35V are consistent with the hydration energy of NO(-) and O2(-) , 3 .05 eV and radii 1.70 angstroms

Calibration of the Born equation by hydrated electrons, halides, and ion clusters

239th National Meeting (2010)

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