The radical distribution functions of electrically charged macromolecules in solution

Representative radial distribution functions of electrically charged spherical macromolecules, interacting with a screened Coulomb potential, in electrolytic solutions, are determined by means of the statistical mechanical theory of distribution functions in fluid mixtures. At high concentrations locally ordered clusters, characteristic of liquid structure, are established. The degree of local order in the clusters increases with the magnitude of the double layer potential and decreases with increasing ionic strength of the solution.