Electrical conductance,density and viscosity of the system lead(II) dodecanoate/dodecanoic acid

Data are presented for the densities, electrical conductances and viscosities of the molten system lead(II) dodecanoate/dodecanoic acid. Over the concentration range studied, molar volumes are linear functions of concentration at any selected temperature, although there are indications of deviations from ideal behaviour over the complete composition range from pure soap to pure acid. The molar volumes of the system lead(II) carboxylate/carboxylic acid for the even chain acids C₁₀ to C₁₈ are linear functions of chain length. As with other lead(II) dodecanoate systems, the Arrhenius plots for the conductance of the mixtures show curvature.Activation energies for conductance in the low temperature region show a steady decrease with increasing mole fraction of the acid. It is suggested that this arises largely from the increased mobility of the Pb²⁺ ion. The activation energies for viscous flow in the mixtures are similar to that of pure lead dodecanoate. Studies of the viscosities of the system lead(II) carboxylate/carboxylic acid as a function of the temperature for the even chain length acids C₁₀ to C₁₈ suggest a slight decrease in size of the unit of viscous flow when acid is present.