Components:
(1) Benzene,
C6H6; [71-43-2]
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(2) Sodium chloride,
NaCl; [7647-14-5]
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(3) Water,
H2O; [7732-18-5]
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Original Measurements
Price, L. C.; Am. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Bull. 1976, 60, 213-44.
Variables:
Ambient temperature: One temperature: 25 °C
Salinity: 1 - 360 g(2)/kg sln
Prepared by:
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
Details given in source. (1) was equilibrated with NaCl solution for one month. A aliquot was analyzed for one month. An aliquot was analysed directly by gas chromatography.
Source and Purity of Materials:
- Commercial, 99+% pure
Estimated Errors:
Ambient temperature: ±1 K
Mass concentration (m/v) (1): ±10 relative%
References
1 Lyman, J.; Fleming, R. H.; J. Mar. Res. 1940, 3, 135.
Experimental Values:
Solubility of Benzene in Aqueous NaCl
| T (°C) | MR1 (g1/100 g2) | MR2 (g/kg) | x1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.0 | 1.718 x 10-1 | 1.002 | 3.96 x 10-4 |
| 25.0 | 1.628 x 10-1 | 10.0 | 3.78 x 10-4 |
| 25.0 | 1.391 x 10-1 | 34.472 | 3.28 x 10-4 |
| 25.0 | 1.194 x 10-1 | 50.03 | 2.85 x 10-4 |
| 25.0 | 5.93 x 10-2 | 125.1 | 1.48 x 10-4 |
| 25.0 | 3.88 x 10-2 | 199.9 | 1.01 x 10-4 |
| 25.0 | 2.14 x 10-2 | 279.8 | 5.81 x 10-5 |
| 25.0 | 1.34 x 10-2 | 358.7 | 3.78 x 10-5 |
(a) Artificial seawater, composition not specified but probably similar to ref 1.
