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Data are presented to show that the surfaces of a common clay mineral, montmorillonite, modify the properties of the nearby water to a depth of at least 3.5 nm and that the value of every water property depends exponentially on t, the thickness of the films of adsorbed water, but is independent of the character of the surfaces. The viscosity and yield point are among the properties of the water that...