Non-ideal solutions

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What is different between ideal and non-ideal mixing considering the interaction energy?

In an ideal mixture WAA = WBB = WAB
In a non-ideal mixture WAA ≠ WBB ≠ WAB

How can the total energy of an interaction be calculated?


Where z represents the number of spots directly next to one molecule. The chance that this spot is taken by an other A molecule is calculated with the molar fraction.
The first term is multiplied by a half, since the interaction is between two molecules and the interaction energy is shared.

How can the mixing energy of a binary system be calculated and is Emix an extensive or intensive variable?


Emix is an extensive variable.
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How is the total interaction energy before mixing calculated?


All A have an A as neighbor.
All B have a B as neighbor.

When writing the Gibbs free energy is this, , complete?

No, when defining and rewriting with the internal energy instead of the enthalpy. Which means that the term PV is missing.

Considering, , what term represents the excess Gibbs' free energy?

The last part

What can you say about the behavior of the system when ?

Spontaneous mixing will occur. Mixing is favorable.

What is the critical solution temperature?

The critical solution temperature is the temperature at which two liquid phases form one. At that temperature chi=2.
So:

Does the chemical potential for non-ideal mixtures depend on the complete composition of the system?

The interactions between the different molecules are not the same, so yes the chemical potential is dependent on the whole composition of the system.

Considering the chemical potential what is the relationship between ?


Which is the same as the Margules model.

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