Figure 1:
Energies of electron transfer 1+Mg(H
2
O)
n
2+
→ 1
+•
+Mg(H
2
O)
n
+
(curve 1) and 2+Mg(H
2
O)
n
2+
→ 2
+•
+Mg(H
2
O)
n
+•
(curve 2) as a function of the number of water molecules n in hydrated complex Mg(H
2
O)
n
2+
.