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Acid association quotients of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane in aqueous NaCl media to 200/sup 0/C

Journal Article · · J. Solution Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00646335· OSTI ID:6977699

The molal acid association quotients of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris, also abbreviated as THAM) were determined potentiometrically in a concentration cell fitted with hydrogen electrodes. The emf was recorded for equimolal Tris/Tris-HCl buffer solutions from 5 to 200/sup 0/C at approximately 25/sup 0/ intervals, and at ionic strengths of 0.0759, 0.2012, 0.7232, 1.9996, 3.5077, and 4.9599. The molal association quotients, as well as those selected from the literature and calorimetrically-determined enthalpies of reaction, were simply described by a six parameter equation which yielded the following thermodynamic quantities at infinite dilution and 25/sup 0/C: logK = 8.701 +/- 0.009, ..delta..H/sup 0/ = -47.53 +/- 0.13 kJ-mol/sup -1/, ..delta..S/sup 0/ = -4.9 +/- 0.5 J-K/sup -1/-mol/sup -1/, and ..delta..C/sup 0//sub p/ = 67 +/- 13 J-K/sup -1/-mol/sup -1/. The fitting equation for this isocoulombic reaction incorporates a four term expression for logK and a linear isothermal dependence on ionic strength.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
6977699
Journal Information:
J. Solution Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Solution Chem.; (United States) Vol. 16:7; ISSN JSLCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English