Specific interactions and single-lon activity coefficients in mixed electrolyte solutions

Abstract

A reexamination of Guggenheim's theory of specific interactions for dilute aqueous electrolyte solutions shows that the parameters of the theory should include terms for interactions between like-charged ions. The equations developed are analogous to those in Pitzer's treatment of concentrated solutions, and the inclusion of ion-solvent interaction parameters allows comparison with the Stokes and Robinson hydration theory treatment. As with hydration theory, specific-interaction theory predicts differences in single-ion activity coefficients.