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1 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., 8 (2013) Internatinal Jurnal f ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE Transference Numbers f Sdium Chlride in Frmamide + Water Mixtures at K frm Ptential Difference Measurements # Renat Tmaš 1,*, Vesna Skl 1, Perica Bškvić 1 and Anika Turudić 2 1 Department f Physical Chemistry, Faculty f Chemistry and Technlgy, University f Split, Nikle Tesle 10/V, HR Split, Cratia 2 Faculty f Chemistry and Technlgy, University f Split, Nikle Tesle 10/V, HR Split, Cratia * rtmas@ktf-split.hr Received: 12 March 2013 / Accepted: 30 April 2013 / Published: 1 June 2013 Transference numbers f sdium in cnstituent were determined at K frm the ptential difference (pd) measurements f the cell with liquid junctin: Ag(s)AgCl(s)Cl (m) Cl (m ref. )AgCl(s)Ag(s), at varius sdium chlride mlalities (m) against fixed mlality (m ref. ) in aqueus mixtures with different mass fractin f frmamide (w F = 0.20, 0.40, 0.60, and 0.80) by using literature data fr the activity cefficient. Limiting transference number f the sdium in, btained by extraplatin t zermlarity, serves t derive inic cnductivities. Results are cmpared with that in similar systems and discussed in terms in slvatin. Keywrds: transference numbers, sdium chlride, frmamide + water mixtures, ptentimetry # Partially presented at the 32 nd Internatinal Cnference n Slutin Chemistry, La Grande Mtte, France, August 27 th - September 2 nd * Authr t whm crrespndence shuld be addressed (Phne: ; Fax: ; rtmas@ktf-split.hr) 1. INTRODUCTION Mixed slvents made up f water and nn-aqueus slvent represent an imprtant medium fr the study f thermdynamic, kinetic, and transprt prperties f disslved electrlytes. The use f mixed slvents enables the variatin f the relative permittivity ( r ) r viscsity (), and therefre the

2 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, in-slvent interactins can be better studied. Fr btaining infrmatin n in slvatin knwledge f transprt prperties f electrlytes (cnductance, viscsity, and transference numbers) are f particular imprtance. Unfrtunately, measurement f transference numbers are very rare cmpared t the measurements f viscsity and cnductivity f electrlyte slutins. Transference number measurement is a matter f cnsiderable imprtance in the study f electrlyte slutins by the cnductivity methd since the limiting mlar cnductivity f individual i ins ( λ ) can be determined withut any assumptins by cmbining limiting transference numbers f the ins ( t i ) cnstituting the electrlyte with limiting mlar cnductivity f electrlyte ( ) 1. In the case f a (1,1)-type electrlyte at infinite dilutin, the transference number f individual ins is given by: i λ ti (1) Λ There are several methds available fr measuring the transference numbers: the Hittrf methd, the mving bundary methd, and the ptentimetric methd 2. In this study, the results relating t the transference number measurements fr sdium chlride (Cl) slutins f different mlalities (m) in aqueus mixtures with frmamide (Z = W + F) at K using the ptentimetric methd have been reprted. The transference number data has nt yet been reprted in the literature fr the system f the present study, Cl in Z, exhibiting high permittivity. A newer literature survey shws that the transference number f Cl slutins have been determined ptentimetrically in water 3-5, and in aqueus mixtures with nn-aqueus slvents f lw r mderate permittivities (methanl 5, ethanl 6, 1,4-dixane 7,8, ethylene glycl 8, and acetnitrile 8). In this wrk we have measured the ptential difference (pd) in a cncentratin cell with transference (E t ) ACl(m) in Z Cl(m ref. ) in ZA (Cell I) as a functin f the frmamide mass fractin in Z (w F = 0.20, 0.40, 0.60, and 0.80), and Cl mlality at K. Furthermre, using data f mean mlal activity cefficients ( ) available in the literature 9, we have calculated pd (E) f the crrespnding cell withut transference (electrlytic type) ACl(m) in ZC CCl(m ref. ) in ZA (Cell II) accrding t equatin 2RT a E ln (2) F a,ref.

3 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, where a ± is the mean inic activity at cncentratin m, all ther symbls have their usual meaning. Fr cells I and II, A dente electrde reversible t the anin (Cl ), while C dente electrde reversible t the catin ( + ); the Cl mlality, m ref., is fixed, whereas m is varied within the required mlality range in the investigated mixed slvents Z. 13 The transference number f +, ( t m de t t (3) de where subscript m designates the mlality t which transference numbers f + ( t ) can be determined crrespnd t the definitin 7,8,10- t refers (m ref. is held fixed). The limiting ) fr the series f systems under investigatin were estimated and cmpared with the relevant values in water and ther mixed slvents. Finally, we reprt the inic cnductivities ( λ i ) fr investigated systems by cmbining f Cl 14 with the present values. The results are interpreted in terms f in-slvent interactin. t 2. EXPERIMENTAL 2.1. Materials and equipments All chemicals were btained frm Merck and are analytical grade. Frmamide was further purified by treating it with mlecular sieves (0.3 nm) and then with a mixed bed in-exchanger (Amberlite MB-3). Water was distilled twice. The purity f bth slvents was checked by measuring their cnductivity using a precisin cmpnent analyzer Wayne-Kerr (mdel 6430A). The specific cnductance was less than S cm 1 fr frmamide, and less than S cm 1. Sdium chlride was heated fr three hurs at 700 C t cnstant mass, and then stred in a desiccatr befre use. All slutins f Cl in Z were made by weight and the mlality, m, was cnverted int amunt cncentratin, c, by means f the relatin 1000 ρ m c (4) (1000 m M ) where is slutin density, and M the mlar mass f Cl; c was btained frm Eq. (4) with an uncertainty f ± ml dm 3. The densities were btained with an Antn Paar (mdel DMA 4500 M) scillating U-tube densimeter with precisin f ± g cm 3, and accuracy ± g cm 3. The instrument is equipped with Peltier-type thermstating unit and temperature is kept cnstant with accuracy f ±0.01 K. The densimeter was calibrated daily with dry air and duble distilled water at atmspheric pressure.

4 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, Figure 1. The density (a), the viscsity (b), and the relative permittivity (c) f the frmamide + water mixtures (Z) at K against frmamide mass fractin Density ( Z ) f aqueus mixtures f frmamide (Z) was als checked using the abve mentined instrument. The flw times f the mixtures Z were measured at cnstant wrking

5 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, temperature using an Ostwald viscmeter previusly calibrated with water; the uncertainty in the viscsity measurements was mpa s. Experimental densities and viscsities in the present study are cmpared with literature data 9,15. Our results are in gd agreement with literature data as can be seen in Fig. 1(a) and (b). The r values f Z at K taken frm Ref. 9 are als pltted in Fig. 1 as an ilustratin (c). Traces f disslved CO 2 were remved frm the slutin by a shrt bubbling f high-purity nitrgen. Temperature was maintained cnstant ( K) using a circulating water bath (Therm-Haake DC10-V15/B). Ptentimetric measurements were perfrmed using a high input impedance (10 15 ) Keithley electrmeter (mdel 6514) with sensitivity f ±0.01 mv. A glass electrchemical cell with a liquid junctin (see transference cell I), similar t that described by Braun and Weingärtner 3, was manufactured in Šurlan-labratry glassware (Medulin, Cratia) and set up with tw AgClAg electrdes (A) reversible t the Cl anin. These electrdes were prepared by the bielectrlytic methd 16 in ur labratry. Using a number f AgClAg electrdes f the same material, a maximum bias ptential bserved in the cell, did nt exceed 0.05 mv Ptentimetric prcedure The reference and wrking electrde cmpartments f the cell I were filled with Cl slutins. Each set f measurements was perfrmed at a fixed reference mlality (m ref. was abut 0.05 ml kg 1 ), with wrking mlalities (m) changing frm abut t 2 ml kg 1. The glass cell was clamped int a thermstat bath and kept at K fr abut a half f an hur. The three-way stpcck 3 was turned t frm a liquid junctin between cmpartments and the cell was tempered fr anther 30 minutes. After that the pd f tw AgClAg electrdes was recrder at intervals f 10 minutes till its steady value recrdings; that value wuld have remained steady fr several hurs. 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A summary f the values btained fr Cl slutins is given in Table 1 as a functin f wrking cncentratin against a reference ne (bth in Z). Regressin analysis shwed that dependence f E t (cell I) n E (cell II) can be adequately fitted by the secnd-rder plynmial E t / (V) = a 0 + a 1 E + a 2 E 2 (5) with squared crrelatin cefficient, R 2 > The plynmial cefficients a j (j is plynmial degree, j = 0, 1 and 2) btained by fitting Eq. (5) t the experimental results are presented in Table 2, tgether with their standard deviatins. Frm the first derivate f Eq. (5), accrding t Eq. (3),

6 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, det a1 a E (6) de t 2 2 m the transference number f + ( t ) in all slvent systems studied were evaluated. The resulting transference numbers at K are given in Table 1. As seen in Table 1, the values fr t decrease slightly with increasing Cl cncentratin in all slvent systems. Earlier studies f the same electrlyte in water medium have led t similar bservatins 17. Using numerical analysis, a third-rder plynmial f the general frm Υ( Χ ) b b Χ b Χ b Χ (7) was fund t fit the experimental data ver the entire cncentratin range with a very gd crrelatin cefficient, R In this expressin, Y is the transference number, X is the squarert f mlarity, and the cefficients b 0, b 1, b 2, and b 3 were evaluated by the least-squares methd and are reprted in Table 3, tgether with their standard deviatins. The extraplatin f Eq. (7) t infinite dilutin (n in-in interactins) gives the limiting transference number f sdium in ( t frm Eq. (7) fllws: Y(X = 0) = b 0 ), i.e., t. Catin transference numbers f Cl in water and in Z with w F = 0.2 are als pltted in Fig. 2 as examples. The limiting transference number f sdium in, determined in aqueus slutins in ur labratry (0.3934), are in gd agreement with published data btained by ptentimetric methd ( , , ). Table 1. Experimental results n slutins f Cl in (w F ) frmamide + (1 w F ) water mixtures (Z) at K a m c b c a E d E t (bs.) e E t (calc.) f t + g w F = 0.2 (m ref. = ; ref. = ; c ref. = ; a, ref. = ) (0.3969) (0.3903) (0.3879) (0.3822) w F = 0.4 (m ref. = ; ref. = ; c ref. = ; a, ref. = )

7 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, (0.3839) (0.3823) (0.3778) w F = 0.6 (m ref. = ; ref. = ; c ref. = ; a, ref. = ) (0.3941) (0.3906) Table 1. (cntinued) m c b c a E d E t (bs.) e E t (calc.) f t + g w F = 0.8 (m ref. = ; ref. = ; c ref. = ; a, ref. = ) (0.3886)

8 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, a Units: m in ml kg 1 ; in g cm 3 ; c in ml dm 3 ; E and E t in V. b Calculated frm the density data () using Eq. (4). c Calculated by taking interplated r extraplated values frm Ref. 9. d Calculated pd values fr the cell II using Eq. (2). e Observed pd values fr the cell I. f Calculated pd values fr the cell I using a secnd-rder plynmial (see Eq. 5). g Transference number data fr investigated systems (see Eq. 6); calculatins f the limiting transference numbers, accrding Eq. (7), des nt include values in brackets. Table 2. Adjustable cefficients a 0, a 1, and a 2 f Eq. (5) fr Cl in Z at K w F a 0 a 1 a 2 s f (E t ) a 0.00 b ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± a s f (E t ) is the standard deviatin in V fr the fitting f bserved data int Eq. (5); calculated E t values are shwn in Table 1. b Cefficients fr water medium are determined in ur labratry 17. Table 3. Adjustable cefficients b 0, b 1, b 2, and b 3 f equatin f type (7) fr Cl in Z at K (Y t, X = c 1/2 ) = w F a b 0 b 1 b 2 b 3 s f (Y) b 0.00 c ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± a Cefficient b 0 is equal t the limiting transference number f +. b s f (Y) is the standard deviatin fr the fitting f data int Eq. (7). c Values frm Ref. 17. The limiting transference number f + in several different mixtures f (F + W) are given in Fig. 3. Als, the data 5,6,8 fr aqueus mixtures f ethylene glycl (EG), acetnitrile (ACN), 1,4- dixane (D), ethanl (E) and methanl (M) are presented here fr cmparisn. As it is seen frm Fig. 3, additins f c-slvents t water influence t differently. The psitin and shape f the upper five curves were interpreted 8 assuming a gradual substitutin f water mlecules by that f c-slvent in the primary slvatin shell arund + in. Such an aggregate interacts with the bulk slvent thrugh the H-bnd dnr r acceptr sites at the uter psitive ends f

9 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, the new diples. Since a frmamide mlecule has tw dnr sites as water, frm the water value, t departs nly slightly Figure 2. Plts f transference number against (mlarity) 1/2 f Cl at K in Z with frmamide mass fractin w F = 0.00 and w F = The values f t are btained frm curve intercept n y-axe Curves fr aqueus mixtures f frmamide and ethylene glycl are very similar in shape and psitin f maxima. It seems that the rati f aqueus t rganic mlecules f 2:1, crrespnding t w F = 0.56 and t w EG = 0.63, favrs the frmatin f the mst develped three-dimensinal structure cntaining the greatest fractin f saturated bnds, because + wuld exhibit the highest mbility in such a mixture (Fig. 3). The limiting in cnductances f + and Cl ( ) have been calculated using t frm the present wrk and interplated values f Cl frm literature 14. The values btained fr investigated systems are reprted in Table 4, tgether with literature values fr water 19, and frmamide 20. As can be bserved each fr sdium in is lwer than the crrespnding value fr chlride in; strnger slvatin f + enlarges its hydrdynamic radius. Fr bth ins decreases with increasing frmamide cntent in the mixture, which is mainly determined by an ppsite trend in viscsity. Differences in hydrdynamic radius are reflected in the inic Walden prduct ( ). The variatin f Walden prduct with slvent cmpsitin can be explained thrugh change in in slvatin. Fr bth ins Walden prduct decreases in directin f increasing frmamide cntent in the mixture, and cnsequently the slvatin is strengthened in that directin.

10 Int. J. Electrchem. Sci., Vl. 8, Figure 3. Limiting transference number f + (Cl) in different aqueus mixtures with frmamide (F; ur data), ethylene glycl (EG; 8), acetnitrile (ACN; 8), 1,4-dixane (D; 8), ethanl (E; 6), and methanl (M; 5) at K; w dentes mass fractin f nn-aqueus slvent in mixture. Table 4. Limiting mlar cnductivities f + and Cl ins in frmamide + water mixtures at K w F / S cm 2 ml 1 + Cl 0.00 a b a Values frm Ref. 19. b Values frm Ref. 20. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This wrk was financially supprted by a grant frm the Ministry f Science, Educatin and Sprts f the Republic f Cratia (Prject N ). It is my pleasure t thank prf. Iv Tminić fr his interesting and helpful suggestins.

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Volume 8, ISSN (Online), Published at: Vlume 8, ISSN 1314-769 (Online), Published at: http://www.scientific-publicatins.net TRANSFERENCE NUMBER AND CONDUCTANCE STUDIES OF SODIUM CHLORIDE IN AQUEOUS MIXTURES OF ETHANOL AT 98.15 K Renat Tmaš,