Partial molar volumes of tetraalkylammonium hydroxides in aqueous solution at 25°C

Abstract

The densities of aqueous solutions of tetramethylammonium, tetraethylammonium, tetra-n-propylammonium and tetra-n-butylammonium hydroxide have been measured at 25°C in the concentration range 0.1–1.0 mol-kg-1 . The apparent and partial molar volumes are calculated from the density measurements. The apparent molar volumes of the solutes show considerable deviation from the Debye-Hulckel limiting law, even at high dilution. The relation for the concentration dependence of the apparent molar volume is given in an analytical form. The limiting apparent molar volumes of the solutes are split into their ionic components by an extrathermodynamic approach and are discussed in terms of ion-solvent interactions. In this way, the limiting partial molar ionic volume for the hydroxide ion is found to be 2 cm3-mol-1.