The surface adsorption and micelle formation of the mixed aqueous solutions of sodium perfluorooctanoate (7CFNa) and n-octyltrimethylamonium bromide (C8NBr) have been investigated by studying the surface tension-concentration relations of the solutions. It has been found that (1) The surface activity of the mixed system is much higher than that of 7CFNa and C8NBr. C8NBr is a very effective synergist for 7CFNa in surface activity, and vice versa. (2) By applying Gibbs adsorption equation, the total amount of adsorption (\I\t), the individual adsorption amount of the single surfactants (\I\7CF-, \I\C8N+) and the average molecular areas of them have been calculated. The adsorption value (saturated, \I\T) increases by 54% as the molal ratio of 7CFNa-C8NBr varies from 100:1 to 1:300. (3) From the adsorption data, it appears that the structure of surface layer of the 7CFNa-C8NBr solutions is peculiar and quite different from that of the cationic-anionic hydrocarbon surfactants. Firstly, the molal ratio of the two components in the surface layer of the 1:1 mixed solution is not 1:1 (7CFNa is adsorbed perferentially). Secondly, the molecular area at the maximum adsorption is very small (22.7A2). This could be attributed to the balancing of the electrical attraction between positive and negative ions and the mutual phobicity between the fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon chains. It has been concluded that the saturated adsorption film would possibly have a double-layer structure: the upper layer consists of the oriented 7CF- with the fluorocarbon chain toward the gaseous phase and the lower layer consists of randomly oriented C8N+ with the positive ionic head attached to the negative ionic head of 7CF- -- thus the 7CF- adsorption layer would behave as a platform for the adsorption of C8N+. (4) The limiting surface tension of the mixed solutions is very low (-15mNm-1) even if the molal ratio of 7CFNa-C8NBr is small, and so is the oil-water interfacial tension. Therefore it is capable of spreading the dilute aqu

Key words: SODIUM COMPOUNDS, SURFACTANTS, ADSORPTION, BROMIDE, SURFACE ACTIVITY, CAPRYLIC ACID P, METHONIUM COMPOUNDS, FLUOROCARBON