ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 20, Number 6
JKCSEZ 20(6)
December 20, 1976 

A simplified statistical mechanical method was developed for the calculation of the dehydration fraction, activation free energy of dehydration, and the relaxation times of hydrated ions. The model used includes the equilibrium constant between hydrated and dehydrated water, a water-ion interaction potential energy term, and a mixing factor for the species present. The agreement between theory and experiment is good. The pressure dependence of ion dehydration is also discussed.