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Electrolyte diffusion in water-alcohol mixtures

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Diffusion coefficients have been measured conductimetrically at 25°C for dilute electrolytes in the following systems: potassium chloride-methanol (40% by weight)-water; hydrochloric acid-methanol (10, 20 and 40%)-water; and potassium chloride-t-butanol (9.54 and 17.80%)-water. The results are correctly described by theory based on pseudo-binary electrolyte diffusion. Electrolyte activity coefficients were derived from the diffusion data. The activity coefficients for hydrochloric acid agree well with precise emf results. Ion association and departures from pseudo-binary behavior are examined as sources of error.

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Leaist, D.G., Lyons, P.A. Electrolyte diffusion in water-alcohol mixtures. J Solution Chem 10, 95–110 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00644992

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