Water Potential of Aqueous Polyethylene Glycol
AUTOR(ES)
Steuter, Allen A.
RESUMO
Water potential (Ψω) values were determined for aqueous colloids of four molecular sizes of polyethylene glycol (PEG) using freezing-point depression and vapor-pressure deficit methods. A significant third-order interaction exists between the method used to determine Ψω, PEG molecular size, and concentration. At low PEG concentrations, freezing-point depression measurements result in higher (less negative) values for Ψω than do vapor-pressure deficit measurements. The reverse is true at high concentrations. PEG in water does not behave according to van't Hoff's law. Ψω is related to molality for a given PEG but not linearly. Moreover, Ψω varies with the molecular size of the PEG. It is suggested that the Ψω of PEG in water may be controlled primarily by the matric forces of ethylene oxide subunits of the PEG polymer. The term matricum is proposed for PEG in soil-plant-water relation studies.
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