Particle Size Distribution
Supersaturation vs Time
Solution Properties
Kinetic Parameters
Statistics
0
Crystals
1.0
S (ratio)
0
Avg r (nm)
0
r* (crit)
0
Mass
0
Time
Nucleation & Ripening
Critical nucleus: r* = 2γVₘ/(RT ln S)
Ostwald ripening: Small crystals dissolve, large ones grow
- S > 1: Supersaturated (can nucleate)
- S = 1: Saturated (equilibrium)
- LSW theory: r̄ ∝ t^(1/3)