Infinitively diluted solution

As written, equation 6.5 is a limiting law that applies only to infinitely dilute solutions, in which the chemical behavior of any species in the system is unaffected by all other species. Corrections to equation 6.5 are possible and are discussed in more detail at the end of the chapter. 

II The increment in the free energy, AF, in the reaction of forming the given substance in its standard state from its elements in their standard states. The standard states are for a gas, fugacity (approximately equal to the pressure) of 1 atm for a pure liquid or solid, the substance at a pressure of 1 atm for a substance in aqueous solution, the hyj)othetical solution of unit molahty, which has all the properties of the infinitely dilute solution except the property of concentration. 

Table 2. Partial excess quantities for mixing pure solvent and pure solute to infinitely diluted solution according to Chan et al.421...

This effect is explained by a structuring of the solvent surrounding the apolar solute. Table 2 shows a comparison of the thermodynamical excess quantities for mixing the pure solvent with the pure solute to an infinitely diluted solution for hydrophobic and non-hydrophobic solutes, according to Chan et al. 42). 

For those dilute mixtures where the solute and the solvent are chemically very different, the activity coefficient of the solute soon becomes a function of solute mole fraction even when that mole fraction is small. That is, if solute and solvent are strongly dissimilar, the relations valid for an infinitely dilute solution rapidly become poor approximations as the concentration of solute rises. In such cases, it is necessary to relax the assumption (made by Krichevsky and Kasarnovsky) that at constant temperature the activity coefficient of the solute is a function of pressure but not of solute mole fraction. For those moderately dilute mixtures where the solute-solute interactions are very much different from the solute-solvent interactions, we can write the constant-pressure activity coefficients as Margules expansions in the mole fractions for the solvent (component 1), we write at constant temperature and at reference pressure Pr ... 

When solute and solvent are very dissimilar chemically, A is large. Therefore, deviations from infinitely-dilute-solution behavior are frequently observed for such mixtures at very small values of x2. For example, solutions of helium in nonpolar solvents show deviations from dilute solution behavior at values of x2 as low as 0.01. On the other hand, since both A and vf are usually positive, it sometimes happens that the last two terms in Eq. (65) tend to cancel each other, with the fortuitous result that Henry s law provides a good approximation to unexpectedly high pressures and concentrations (M3). 

Figure 5.3 shows V and V2 for the (benzene + cyclohexane) system as a function of mole fraction, obtained in this manner.3 Shown on the graph are Fm, i and F, 2, the partial molar volumes (which are the molar volumes) of the pure benzene and pure cyclohexane. The opposite ends of the curves gives Vf and Vf, the partial molar volumes in an infinitely dilute solution. We note that... 

Thus, in the infinitely dilute solution, if dP /d.v > 0 then dPf/d.v < 0. In other words, as one approaches infinite dilution, if V is increasing then P2 must be decreasing. Conversely, if V is decreasing, V2 must be increasing. 

In the limit of infinitely dilute solutions, where equation (6.112) holds, m2 —f2/k2. If we maintain this ratio as our definition of activity, a2. then a2 = m2 in these solutions. For solutions which are not in the limiting region, we writecc... 

Thus, with a Henry s law standard state, H° is the enthalpy in an infinitely dilute solution. For mixtures, in which we choose a Raoult s law standard state for the solvent and a Henry s law standard state for the solute, we can... 

Relative partial molar enthalpies can be used to calculate AH for various processes involving the mixing of solute, solvent, and solution. For example, Table 7.2 gives values for L and L2 for aqueous sulfuric acid solutions7 as a function of molality at 298.15 K. Also tabulated is A, the ratio of moles H2O to moles H2S(V We note from the table that L — L2 — 0 in the infinitely dilute solution. Thus, a Raoult s law standard state has been chosen for H20 and a Henry s law standard state is used for H2SO4. The value L2 = 95,281 Tmol-1 is the extrapolated relative partial molar enthalpy of pure H2SO4. It is the value for 77f- 77°. 

As indicated by the final equation, the dilution steps are continued until the infinitely dilute solution is approached. The sum of all of the steps represents the change to infinite dilution from the given starting solution. Thus, the sum of all... 

We showed in Section 7.3a that AMH - 0 for the change from the infinitely dilute solution to the standard state. 

Arrecognizes that in the infinitely dilute solution HC1 is already completely separated into ions so that no enthalpy change is involved in the ionization process. 

AtH°4 takes the infinitely dilute solution to the Henry s law standard state. We have shown earlier that AH = 0 for this process. 

The value obtained by Hamm et alm directly by the immersion method is strikingly different and much more positive than others reported. It is in the right direction with respect to a polycrystalline surface, even though it is an extrapolated value that does not correspond to an existing surface state. In other words, the pzc corresponds to the state of a bare surface in the double-layer region, whereas in reality at that potential the actual surface is oxidized. Thus, such a pzc realizes to some extent the concept of ideal reference state, as in the case of ions in infinitely dilute solution. 

In the present chapter we shall be concerned with quantitative treatment of the swelling action of the solvent on the polymer molecule in infinitely dilute solution, and in particular with the factor a by which the linear dimensions of the molecule are altered as a consequence thereof. The frictional characteristics of polymer molecules in dilute solution, as manifested in solution viscosities, sedimentation velocities, and diffusion rates, depend directly on the size of the molecular domain. Hence these properties are intimately related to the molecular configuration, including the factor a. It is for this reason that treatment of intramolecular thermodynamic interaction has been reserved for the present chapter, where it may be presented in conjunction with the discussion of intrinsic viscosity and related subjects. 

While the condition of stoichiometric neutrality invariably must hold for a macroscopic system such as a space-network polyelectrolyte gel, its application to the poly electrolyte molecule in an infinitely dilute solution may justifiably be questioned. In a polyelectrolyte gel of macroscopic size the minute excess charge is considered to occur in the surface layer (the gel being conductive), which is consistent with the assumption that the potential changes abruptly at the surface. This change is never truly abrupt, for it must take place throughout a layer extending to a depth which is of the order of magnitude of the... 

The net retention volume and the specific retention volume, defined in Table 1.1, are important parameters for determining physicochemical constants from gas chromatographic data [9,10,32]. The free energy, enthalpy, and. entropy of nixing or solution, and the infinite dilution solute activity coefficients can be determined from retention measurements. Measurements are usually made at infinite dilution (Henry s law region) in which the value of the activity coefficient (also the gas-liquid partition coefficient) can be assumed to have a constant value. At infinite dilution the solute molecules are not sufficiently close to exert any mutual attractions, and the environment of each may be considered to consist entirely of solvent molecules. The activity... 

For a solution of a non-volatile substance (e.g. a solid) in a liquid the vapour pressure of the solute can be neglected. The reference state for such a substance is usually its very dilute solution—in the limiting case an infinitely dilute solution—which has identical properties with an ideal solution and is thus useful, especially for introducing activity coefficients (see Sections 1.1.4 and 1.3). The standard chemical potential of such a solute is defined as... 

In infinitely dilute solutions (in the standard state) ions do not interact, their electric field corresponds to that of point charges located at very large distances and the solution behaves ideally. As the solution becomes more concentrated, the ions approach one another, whence their fields become deformed. This process is connected with electrical work depending on the interactions of the ions. Differentiation of this quantity with respect to rc, permits calculation of the activity coefficient this differentiation is identical with the differentiation 3GE/5/iI and thus with the term RT In y,. 

The existence of the primary and secondary salt effects indicates the importance of maintaining control over ionic strength in kinetics studies. One may choose to keep the ionic strength low so as to minimize its effects, or one may make a series of measurements at various ionic strengths in order to permit extrapolation to the limit of infinitely dilute solution. Another useful alternative is to maintain the ionic strength constant at a value that is suffi-... 

Thus, for unbounded molecules, the mean-square displacement changes linearly with time. It is well known that the self-diffusion coefficient D in infinitely dilute solution is related to molecular size according to equation ... 

Infinite dilution does not lead to infinitely small hydrogen ion concentrations. Since dilution is done with water, the pH of an infinitely dilute solution will approach that of pure water, approximately pH = 7. 

H (MPa) (Eq. (13)) and HA (MPa m3 mor1) (Eq. (14)) are often referred to as Henry s constant , but they are in fact definitions which can be used for any composition of the phases. They reduce to Henry s law for an ideal gas phase (low pressure) and for infinitely dilute solution, and are Henry s constant as they are the limit when C qL (or xA) goes to zero. When both phases behave ideally, H depends on temperature only for a dilute dissolving gas, H depends also on pressure when the gas phase deviates from a perfect gas finally, for a non-ideal solution (gas or liquid), H depends on the composition. This clearly shows that H is not a classical thermodynamic constant and it should be called Henry s coefficient . 

The coefficients are defined for infinitely dilute solution of solute in the solvent L. However, they are assumed to be valid even for concentrations of solute of 5 to 10 mol.%. The relationships are available for pure solvent, and could be used for mixture of solvents composed of molecules of close size and shape. They all refer to the solvent viscosity which can be estimated or measured. Pressure has a negligible influence on liquid viscosity, which decreases with temperature. As a consequence, pressure has a weak influence on liquid diffusion coefficient conversely, diffusivity increases significantly with temperature (Table 45.4). For mixtures of liquids, an averaged value for the viscosity should be employed. 

Activity coefficients in the aqueous phase, yiw, of neutral molecules are set equal to one because of the zero charge, and under the assumption that the activity coefficient of the infinitely diluted solution equals the actual activity coefficient. The activity coefficients of the charged species can be approximated with the Davies equation ... 

Dimensional techniques provide a powerful tool for treating ionic systems and the comparisons made with data have been successful in demonstrating their value. Although there has been some recent work (e.g. Davis20 has extended the theory to infinitely dilute solutions of two salts of two valence types), many other applications are possible. It is hoped that further experimental and theoretical work will amplify the uses of dimensional techniques and extend the work to systems which have not been examined. 

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