The second virial coefficients of ethane, propane, n‐butane, n‐heptane, ammonia, methyl chloride, and the freons are computed from available experimental data. The causes for sizeable errors in second virial coefficients are considered. At temperatures above the critical, the second virial agrees with the theorem of corresponding states. Below the critical temperature, molecules with dipoles have unusually large virials and the values of their reduced dipole moment, μ/(TcVc)½, determine the discrepancy. The data for isomeric hydrocarbons show that the second virial is not sensitive to the shape of the molecule. This makes it impossible to determine the exact laws of intermolecular interaction from the temperature variation of the second virial. The imperfections of a gas are considered to arise from the presence of double molecules which exist for the duration of a collision. The equilibrium constant for the formation of double molecules is related to the second virial and its temperature variation gives the entropy ΔS and the energy ΔE of their formation. These may be interpreted qualitatively in terms of the intermolecular forces. The second virial coefficient for all substances fits the equation: B(T) = ba(1 — c exp (—ΔE/RT)) where ba, c, and ΔE are taken as constants. Here bac=exp (ΔS/R). A corresponding states equation is given for estimating second virials when no experimental data are available.
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April 01 1942
Second Virial Coefficients and the Forces Between Complex Molecules
J. O. Hirschfelder;
J. O. Hirschfelder
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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F. T. McClure;
F. T. McClure
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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I. F. Weeks
I. F. Weeks
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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J. Chem. Phys. 10, 201–214 (1942)
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November 28 1941
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J. O. Hirschfelder, F. T. McClure, I. F. Weeks; Second Virial Coefficients and the Forces Between Complex Molecules. J. Chem. Phys. 1 April 1942; 10 (4): 201–214. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1723708
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