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Practical equations are developed which relate the Soret coefficients of mixed electrolytes to the entropies and enthalpies of transport. The derived equations together with published binary thermal diffusion data can be used to estimate the Soret coefficients of mixed electrolytes. The procedure is illustrated for the systems NaCl+HCl+ water and NaCl+MgCl2+ water. Aqueous NaCl, like most salts, diffuses to the cold plate in binary Soret experiments. In aqueous HCl solutions, however, NaCl can diffuse to the warm plate, and the magnitude of its Soret coefficient can take values twice as large as those for binary solutions. The thermal diffusion of trace amounts of a salt in a solution containing a large excess of another salt is discussed. Exceptionally large Soret effects are predicted for traces of strong acids in aqueous salt solutions.
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Leaist, D.G. Soret coefficients of mixed electrolytes. J Solution Chem 19, 1–10 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650639
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