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    The document discusses electrostatic interactions between two spherical particles separated by a distance h. The electrostatic interaction energy, Ee, decreases exponentially with increasing h and is directly proportional to the factor B1, which depends on the surface potential and Bjerrum length. Both a higher ionic strength, represented by the Debye-Hückel length λD, and a lower surface potential result in a lower electrostatic interaction energy between the particles.

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    The document discusses electrostatic interactions between two spherical particles separated by a distance h. The electrostatic interaction energy, Ee, decreases exponentially with increasing h and is directly proportional to the factor B1, which depends on the surface potential and Bjerrum length. Both a higher ionic strength, represented by the Debye-Hückel length λD, and a lower surface potential result in a lower electrostatic interaction energy between the particles.

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    Electrostatic Interactions

    Two spherical particles of the same size separated by a distance, h (the


    shortest distance between two spherical particles, each having a radius
    of a and a center-to-center distance of r, where h = r-2a)

    E e B1 exp(h)
    Effect of Charge Screening:
    =1/D
    D is Debye-Hckel length

    D 0.305nm /

    ns

    ns is the ionic strength in mol/L

    Higher h, lower Ee

    Effect of Surface Charges:


    8ak bT
    2 ez s
    B1
    tanh (
    )
    2
    z lb
    4 k bT
    s :surface potential
    z : the charge of the solvated ion
    The Bjerrum length, lb = e2/40rkbT

    Lower s , lower Ee

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