calculation from literature values with standard SSA and SSD at ionic strength of 1M, log K for Aerosil in brackets for Cabosil content »Si-O<1-> + Rb<1+> = »Si-O-Rb logK = 1.9(1.5) »Si-OH = »Si-O<1-> + H<1+> pK2 = -logK = 7.0 sum »Si-OH + Rb<1+> = »Si-O-Rb + H<1+> logK= 1.9(1.5) -7 = -5.1(-5.5)