A novel simulation procedure for estimating the dehydration energies of NaCl solutions spanning a wide range of concentrations, which incorporates ionic and molecular sizes, ion-pair formation, etc., is proposed on geometric and phenomenological considerations. The extent of dehydration during each movement of the hydrated molecule is evaluated using the expected and actual displacement of the species and mean nearest-neighbor distances. The interdependence between the size of the simulation box, number of molecules, and electrolyte concentration is pointed out.
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