Molecular biology, biochemistry, physical chemistry, molecular imprinting, Polymerization, molecular imprinting polymers
Suppose we are diluting Sodium Chloride in 1:100 proportion with ethyl alcohol. Then we take 1 portion from the dilution and diluting in the same propotion with ethyl alcohol and so on. At a particular point, say above 13 th dilution level, according to Avogadro's Lwas there will not any molecule of Salt in the dilution. But, it was proposed that, there will be a formation of molecular imprints in the dilution above 13 th level of successive dilution. My question is, whether it is possible to form molecular imprints of Sodium Chloride in the Ethyl Alcohol solution through vigourous shaking? (This is the method by which homoeopathic medicines are prepared and the method is known as POTENTIZATION.)
" it was proposed that, there will be a formation of molecular imprints" Plz, reference from a peer review journal.
"Suppose." In science we do not suppose, we do experiments. Try to make a solution of "Sodium Chloride in 1:100 proportion with ethyl alcohol." The solubility of NaCl in ethanol is 0.65 g per 1 kg of solvent.
OK, if you want to look at the problem from a scientific point of view, you should ask yourself how long it takes for a network of water molecules to reorganize after some perturbation (like moving an ion etc.). Without going into details (for them see e.g. a book Ultrafast Infrared Vibrational Spectroscopy, ed. M.D. Fayer), a time scale of such processes is measured in femtoseconds, look e.g. at Table 4.1 of this book and the text above (I attach the link and hope it works, if not: just write in google "timescale of water reorganization" and you will find this and other sources). Summarizing, all ""memory" of water clusters that some time ago there was an ion somewhere in-between will be erased very quickly
https://books.google.pl/books?id=vS2xgE2wJSgC&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=timescale+of+water+reorganization&source=bl&ots=5GCwufLDXT&sig=disp22ij4BWVTNHUtgOXgz_uKWo&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFtMLMs7TVAhVKb1AKHT_gBNQQ6AEIeDAJ#v=onepage&q=timescale%20of%20water%20reorganization&f=false
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