11 ::::�:
v
ewhere
6G•
is the energy of activation of the molecule to the mobile state.Let A be the distance between equi librium positions in the direction of flow and A1 A2 A3 be distances bet�een neighbouring molecu les in the three
directions at right angles. Using the theory of absolut� reaction rates and postulating a symmetrical potential
energy barrier
Shearine-
( f
without shearing force
fore"'
with respect to another the applied force on & sing le
molecu le in direction of motion is f A2 A3 as A2 A3 is offective area per molecule.
He
nce the energy acquired by a molecu le at the
top of the barrier = fA2 A3 x�
A=
�f
A2 A3 A29 t imes a mo le cule pas s e s o ver the barr ier per s econd is:-
F� and F are the partit i on f unctions for unit vo lume of mo lecu le in act i vated and in it ia l states .
Specific rate of flow in the forward direction i s
K.r F* =
liF
= xe
if A.2 A. 3)./kT
and in the backward d ir ec t i onHence the distance moved by a mo le cule per s e c ond is XfA. in one direction and xb). in the other .
• • Nett rate of f low in fo rward direction
by
l:lu =
r..(-q
- ')(b)or Au = 2). x s i nh
f A.2 A. 2kT
( From above equat i on But we know by defin it ion that
Now
2kl' »
fA.1 Llu , = n = s inh2). 3A
/2kT) fA.2r..3
A and on ex pand i n g6 u is given
From above • • ,., A1 1Cr 3"i\."2 'K = kT F"' _eo/k'I' 'K ..
hF
e :: e o e /k'I' Eyring here assumes that ·xhe obtains Nh F Tl= v F" e /kT e o 30 F
or replacing
plil
by ( hi
Vf� (which is equal to the 1 ratio of the partition functions).N 1_ 1
fb
/k'l'TT = V v f 3
(
2 II MkT) �
eThe assumption that � = A1 =
�*��
appears to the author to be rather doubtful. This distance would be expected to lie somewhere between�N�.;
and�*j-!
- b-3-
and. probably much closer to the latter.• • •
Assuming that A =
�*�i -b�Nt�-!
T1
( b
�
1 depending on cell shape. The most likely value is b � 2) Nh �E...
Eb/kT=
v-; F e ... Nh Fi*
Nh 2 1 V + b V3Vt3 F 1 F,.. vr� c0/kT e eo/k'l' e31
N
= 2b f.;(
1. 1t0/kT
2 II Mk'.l' )�Vi� e
� or since K e0/kT e = t.G
*/RI' eHere, as in the equations of Bosworth, McLeod and others, the viscosity is inversely proportional to the
free
volume.
The replacement of
���i
by will increase the values of T') by a factor of approximately1· 5
-
3.This equation reduces to Eyring's for liquids
with small free volumes,
i. e.
vr;o f*l!, -
b(
Y�j
k =(*li
and so we are left with
n = Nh
F
eCo/kT
v :F*
Powel l, Roseveare and Eyring33 using their
equation T1 = e t.G..,. /RT found tha
t
6G* was a function of the energy of vaporisation of the liquid,i ;tt ___
• e,
6 G
2 •45Since the energy of activation for viscous flow is related to the work required to form a hole in the liquid the
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experimenta lly observed activation energy 6Evis may be
expected to be some fraction of 6Evap'
i.e. 6Evis =
n
Eyring finds the following values for n at n = 3 for CCl4, C6H6
n = 4 for CS2 1 CHCl3, Ether, Acetone n = 2�4 for water.
i.e. liquids with smaller free volumes ( o3Vf) have smaller
values of n.
The activation energy for viscosity 6Evia d iffers
•
from the free energy of activation 6Gvis on account of
the entropy change accompanying activation for viscous flow.
J:t,or gases (where V::f!:t,Vf) the author's equation for viscosity reduces to that obtained by Eyring2l,34·
e.g. T} =
1
( 2 IT
mkT)�
F
for the ratin p�.
From the above equation for viscosity it should be possible to calculate values of Vt when 11 and 6Evap are
known. This equation wi ll be referred to later in
connection with rates of s olution of gases where it is found to give much better agreement with experiment than
33
that of Eyr1ng et al. Prigogine4° found that values of �calculated from Eyring's equation were closer to the experimental values when values of Vf calculated from the
Lennard-Jones model were used. Summarising these
re lationshi ps between free volume and quantities capable of experimental measurement we have:- o3vf = Vf = ul. lq Uliq
:::
:::
ET P e RT v 1J(3":0cpp
((3cp
adiabatic compressi--· _)
bilit:;Nh
1 2 41 e nR1; =V
- 2bV 3v
f � + bV 3V
f3
CORRELA'I'ION O:P GAS SOLUBILI'l'Y wiTH
PROPERr.riES OF 'l'HE SOLVENT
Many attempts have been made to discover
regularities in the solubility of gases.
G.
Just3634
found that the solubility of one gas in a solvent may be found approximately by multiplying its solubility in another solvent by a factor which depends only on the solvents and not on the gases. He also observed a negative correlation between the refractive index and
the dissolving power of solvents. Skirrow37 and0hrdstoff8
found that surface tension and dissolving capacity are negatively correlated. This was also noted by Uhlig11 who found
ln y
where Y is the Ostwald coefficient.
i. e. a pJ.ot of ln y against a for one gas in a number of
solvents is linear.
Sisskind and Kassarnowsky7 examined the relation between electric polarisability, dipole moment, and solvent
power. An increase in either of these two appears to increase the solvent power but certain deviations are found. Hildebrand39 discussed the influence of cohesive forces on solubility and expressed these in terms of
35 more or less regularly as the function
(� )
a�
increased .He ascribed the discrepencies as d id �ammann41 to t he
d isconcertin g lack of agreement of the pub lished data . ihen it is remembered that the internal
�
o E )press ure oV
)
appears in the equation for free volume'.I.'
:::
[
( �E/�V) T RT-�3
_it seems very likely tha t the solubility of any one gas in a number of solvent s should be pro�ortional to t he
free vo lumes of the solvents or to the product
�Vf ,
On plottin g values of YVl
[
i. e. solubili t yconv
e
rted to 8 mole f ract ion basis]
against o3Vf the author found that for a number of gases the points scattered about straight lines with remarkably small deviations when the accuracy of the data used was considered . ( Table II I . Graph I ) .
V c.-. lues of o3v f are only a va i lab le for a few solvent s so t hat from the remaining solubility figures
values of o3 for the solvent may be calculated and compared w i t h known o 3 va lues . Va lues ca lculated in this way are
compared in �nble IV with values from the work of Eyring
and Frank c::.nd Evans.
Frnnk and Evans calculate va lues of � from