Apparent molal volumes and heat capacities of some 1:1 electrolytes in anhydrous methanol at 25°C

A flow calorimeter and flow densimeter have been used to measure volume specific heats and densities of solutions of LiCl, LiBr, NaCl, NaBr, KF, KBr, Kl, CsF, and Bu₄NBr in anhydrous methanol at 25°C. The concentrations ranged from approximately 0.01m to close to saturation in some cases. Apparent molal heat capacities _cp and volumes _v have been evaluated and extrapolated to infinite dilution to obtain _cp ^o and _v ^o . Nearly all the heat capacities in methanol are negative. However, with the exception of the lithium halides and Bu₄NBr they are more positive than heat capacities of the corresponding salts in water. The dependence of the heat capacities on ionic radii is generally opposite in methanol solutions from that observed for aqueous solutions. In agreement with others, the _v ^o data indicate that electrostriction in methanol solutions is greater than in aqueous solutions.