Solution nonelectrolytes

In contrast, solutions of nonelectrolytes are formed from nondissociating molecular solutes (nonelectrolytes), and these solutions are nonconducting. For example, dissolving sugar in water ... 

Electrolytes strong electrolytes, such as NaCI, yield only ions when they dissolve in aqueous solution. Weak electrolytes, such as HF, exist as both ions and unionized molecules in aqueous solution. Nonelectrolytes, such as sucrose, 6 2 22 11 not form any ions in aqueous solution. 

An electrolyte is a compound that dissolves in water to give an electrically conducting solution. Nonelectrolytes dissolve to give nonconducting solutions. Acids and bases are electrolytes. 

For dilute solutions, solute-solute interactions are unimportant (i.e., Henry s law will hold), and the variation of surface tension with concentration will be linear (at least for nonelectrolytes). Thus... 

Still another situation is that of a supersaturated or supercooled solution, and straightforward modifications can be made in the preceding equations. Thus in Eq. IX-2, x now denotes the ratio of the actual solute activity to that of the saturated solution. In the case of a nonelectrolyte, x - S/Sq, where S denotes the concentration. Equation IX-13 now contains AH, the molar heat of solution. 

A logical division is made for the adsorption of nonelectrolytes according to whether they are in dilute or concentrated solution. In dilute solutions, the treatment is very similar to that for gas adsorption, whereas in concentrated binary mixtures the role of the solvent becomes more explicit. An important class of adsorbed materials, self-assembling monolayers, are briefly reviewed along with an overview of the essential features of polymer adsorption. The adsorption of electrolytes is treated briefly, mainly in terms of the exchange of components in an electrical double layer. 

The adsorption of nonelectrolytes at the solid-solution interface may be viewed in terms of two somewhat different physical pictures. In the first, the adsorption is confined to a monolayer next to the surface, with the implication that succeeding layers are virtually normal bulk solution. The picture is similar to that for the chemisorption of gases (see Chapter XVIII) and arises under the assumption that solute-solid interactions decay very rapidly with distance. Unlike the chemisorption of gases, however, the heat of adsorption from solution is usually small it is more comparable with heats of solution than with chemical bond energies. 

McGraw-HiU, New York, 1987. Sandler, S.I., Chemical and Engineeiing Thermodynamics, 2d ed., Wiley, New York, 1989. Smith, J.M., H.C. Van Ness, and M.M. Abbott, Introduction to Chemical Engineeiing Theimodynamics, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996. Van Ness, H.C., and M.M. Abbott, Classical Theimodynamics of Nonelectrolyte Solutions With Applications to Phase Equi-lihiia, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1982. 

The N equations represented by Eq. (4-282) in conjunction with Eq. (4-284) may be used to solve for N unspecified phase-equilibrium variables. For a multicomponent system the calculation is formidable, but well suited to computer solution. The types of problems encountered for nonelectrolyte systems at low to moderate pressures (well below the critical pressure) are discussed by Smith, Van Ness, and Abbott (Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996). 

Dilute Binary Mixtures of a Nonelectrolyte in Water The correlations that were suggested previously for general mixtures, unless specified otherwise, may also be applied to diffusion of miscellaneous solutes in water. The following correlations are restricted to the present case, however. 

Now interpret phase X as pure solute then Cs and co become the equilibrium solubilities of the solute in solvents S and 0, respectively, and we can apply Eq. (8-58). Again the concentrations should be in the dilute range, but nonideality is not a great problem for nonelectrolytes. For volatile solutes vapor pressure measurements are suitable for this type of determination, and for electrolytes electrode potentials can be used. 

When an ionic solid such as NaCl dissolves in water the solution formed contains Na+ and Cl- ions. Since ions are charged particles, the solution conducts an electric current (Figure 2.12) and we say that NaCl is a strong electrolyte. In contrast, a water solution of sugar, which is a molecular solid, does not conduct electricity. Sugar and other molecular solutes are nonelectrolytes. 

The following figures represent species before and after they are dissolved in water. Classify each species as weak electrolyte, strong electrolyte, or nonelectrolyte. You may assume that species that dissociate during solution break up as ions. 

The properties of a solution differ considerably from those of the pure solvent Those solution properties that depend primarily on the concentration of solute particles rather than their nature are called colligative properties. Such properties include vapor pressure lowering, osmotic pressure, boiling point elevation, and freezing point depression. This section considers the relations between colligative properties and solute concentration, with nonelectrolytes that exist in solution as molecules. 

The relationships among colligative properties and solute concentration are best regarded as limiting laws. They are approached more closely as the solution becomes more dilute. In practice, the relationships discussed in this section are valid, for nonelectrolytes, to within a few percent at concentrations as high as 1 Af. At higher concentrations, solute-solute interactions lead to larger deviations. 

As noted earlier, colligative properties of solutions are directly proportional to the concentration of solute particles. On this basis, it is reasonable to suppose that, at a given concentration, an electrolyte should have a greater effect on these properties than does a nonelectrolyte. When one mole of a nonelectrolyte such as glucose dissolves in water, one mole of solute molecules is obtained. On the other hand, one mole of the electrolyte NaCl yields two moles of ions (1 mol of Na+, 1 mol of Cl-). With CaCl three moles of ions are produced per mole of solute (1 mol of Ca2+, 2 mol of Cl-). 

The freezing points of electrolyte solutions, like their vapor pressures, are lower than those of nonelectrolytes at the same concentration. Sodium chloride and calcium chloride are used to lower the melting point of ice on highways their aqueous solutions can have freezing points as low as —21 and — 55°C, respectively. 

Because of electrostatic attraction, an ion in solution tends to surround itself with more ions of opposite than of like charge (Figure 10.12). The existence of this ionic atmosphere, first proposed by Peter Debye (1884-1966), a Dutch physical chemist in 1923, prevents ions from acting as completely independent solute particles. The result is to make an ion somewhat less effective than a nonelectrolyte molecule in its influence on colligative properties. 

Consider two nonelectrolytes X and Y. X has a higher molar mass than Y. Twenty-five grams of X is dissolved in 100 g of solvent C and labeled solution 1. Twenty-five grams of Y is dissolved in 100 g of solvent C and labeled solution 2. Both solutions have the same density. Which solution has... 

The water-soluble nonelectrolyte X has a molar mass of 410 g/mol A 0.100-g mixture containing this substance and sugar (MM = 342 g/mol) is added to 1.00 g of water to give a solution whose freezing point is —0.500°C. Estimate the mass percent of X in the mixture. 

Sec. 7.4.1), a large range of acid-base properties, and often a better solubility for many materials, electrolytes and nonelectrolytes, better compatibility with electrode materials, and increased chemical stability of the solution. Their drawbacks are lower conductivity, higher costs, flammability, and environmental problems. 

VI. Van Ness, H. C., Classical Thermodynamics of Nonelectrolyte Solutions. Pergamon, Oxford, 1964,... 

For liquid mixtures (especially when the components are nonelectrolytes) in which we work with solutions over the entire range of composition, we often choose the Raoult s law standard state for both components. Thus, for the second component... 

A Raoult s law standard state for the solute is often chosen for nonelectrolyte mixtures that cover the entire concentration range from. v — 0 to. Vi = 1 ... 

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