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Chemical association via exact thermodynamic formulations

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Abstract

It can be fruitful to view two-component physical systems of attractive monomers, A and B, "chemically" in terms of a reaction A+B⇌C, where C = AB is an associated pair or complex. We show how to construct free energies in the three-component or chemical picture which, under mass-action equilibration, exactly reproduce any given two-component or "physical" thermodynamics. Order-by-order matching conditions and closed-form chemical representations reveal the freedom available to modify the A-C, B-C, and C-C interactions and to adjust the association constant. The theory (in the simpler one-component, i.e., A ≡ B, case) is illustrated by treating a van der Waals fluid.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)461-468
Number of pages8
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume293
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 4 1998
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The authors thank Professors Harold Friedman and George Stell for their interest in this work, and Dr. Stefan Bekiranov for ongoing discussions and comments on a draft manuscript. Professors Economou, Stell, and Widom kindly commented on the article. The support of the National Science Foundation (through Grant CHE 96-14495) has been appreciated.

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Author National Science Foundation National Science Foundation National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Science Foundation National Science FoundationCHE 96-14495

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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