Exercise 7

Surface Tension of Pure Liquids and Solutions

Sample Calculations
1. Calculation of MMmoist air

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2. Calculation of ρo

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/*calculated by Lizette */

/*calculated by Roanne */

3. Calculation of A and B
 Using Linear Regression analysis:
Plotted values (Day 1):

water 4.1

acetone 4

ethyl acetate 3.2

Slope:

y-int:

R2 = 0.2721225414

4. Calculation of ρsoln

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5. Calculation of

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6. Calculation of surface tension of 1-propanol

 Using linear regression:
Plotted values:
,

Slope:
y-int:
R2 =

7. Calculation of µ (surface concentration of the excess no. of moles solute per unit area)
From the slope:

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8. Calculation of ECAPM (effective cross-sectional area per molecule)