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Simulation of molecular dynamics of saltwater solution
A simulation models the molecular dynamics of a saltwater solution. Water molecules are shown in red and white, chloride ions in green, and sodium ions in blue.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant CHE 2108205.]
Learn more in the New York University news story Simulations and experiments reveal unprecedented detail about water's motion in salt water. (Date of image: Jan. 23, 2023; date posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: March 17, 2023)
Credit: Iurii Chubak/Sorbonne University
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