An Empirical Approach for Estimating the Density of Multicomponent Aqueous Solutions Obeying the Linear Isopiestic Relation

An empirical approach is presented for the density of aqueous multicomponentsolutions conforming to the linear isopiestic relation. This approach can be usedto estimate the densities of multicomponent systems from data on the constituentbinary subsystems at the same water activity. Predicted and measured densitiesfor 22 mixtures have been compared, using the simple Young's rule, theisopycnotic mixing rule of Teng and Lenzi, and the present method. The present methodand Young's rule give the most accurate predictions for strong electrolyte mixtureswithout common ions and for the mixtures with strong ion complexes, respectively.There is no universal best method for the strong electrolyte mixtures with commonions. An extensive comparison has also been given between apparent molarvolume predictions by Young's rule and by the new method. The two rules arerelatively better for the strong electrolyte mixtures without common ions andmixtures containing the transition metal chlorides, respectively. However, neitheris universally better for mixtures of strong common-ion electrolytes.