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 language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 461-468 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 293 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 4 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| 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 Foundation | CHE 96-14495 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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