The Gibbs energy of mixing of a regular solution of components A and B is given by Delta _(mix )G^(real )=nRT(x_(A)lnx_(A)+x_(B)lnx_(B)+eta x_(A)x_(B)), where x_(A) and x_(B) are the mole fractions of the two components and eta is a dimensionless parameter quantifying deviations from ideal behaviour in terms of the relative strength of A-B interactions compared to A-A and B-B interactions.
(i) Use a spreadsheet to calculate Delta _(mix )(G^(real ))/(n)RT for x_(A)=0.01,0.125, 0.25,0.5,0.75,0.875 and 0.99 for eta =0,1 and 3. Report your calculations in a table and, using a labelled plot, determine the numbers of minima in Delta _(mix )(G^(real ))/(n)RT as a function of composition and eta .
(ii) For each value of eta , predict the number of liquid phases which you would expect for the mixture. Justify your answer in terms of A-B interactions.
The Gibbs energy of mixing of a regular solution of components A an
the mole fractions of the two components and is a dimensionless parameter quantifying deviations from ideal behaviour in terms of the relative strength of A-B interactions compared to A-A and B-B interactions
(i)
0.25,0.5,0.75,0.875 and 0.99 for=01and3.Report your
calculations in a table and,using a labelled plot, determine the
and .
(ii)
For each value of ,predict the number of liquid phases which you would expect for the mixture.Justify your answer in terms of A-B interactions