Greetings,

I have a problem regarding equation Gibb energy for micellization.

Through a reference from ( Zana, R. (1996). Critical micellization concentration of surfactants in aqueous solution and free energy of micellization. Langmuir, 12(5), 1208-1211), They showed many types of equation can be used with specific paramaters.

Unfortunately, may I know how exactly to perform the calculation?

Let's say I have this equation.

G= RT ln CMC

R is 8.3145 J/mol K , T is absolute temperature (K), CMC is critical micellar aggregation

If SDS surfactant has cmc of 8.2 mM, in 25 degree celsius (25 + 273 = 298K) R=8.3145 J/mol K,

Is it the Gibbs is -22.0 kJ/mol???

This is from wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermodynamics_of_micellization

Do we simply calculate using calculator???

Hope anybody can help me.

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