The quantity given in this table is –∆dilH, the negative of the enthalpy (heat) of dilution to infinite dilution for aqueous solutions of several common acids; i.e., the negative of the enthalpy change when a solution of molality m at a temperature of 25 °C is diluted with an infinite amount of water. The tabulated numbers thus represent the heat produced (or, if the value is negative, the heat absorbed) when the acid is diluted from the initial molality m to infinite dilution.
It is sometimes useful to have the dilution ratio, which is the number of moles of water that must be added to one mole of acid to produce a solution of desired molality. This may be calculated from the relation: dilution ratio = 55.506/m, where m is in mol/kg. Column definitions for the table are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
Mol. form. | Molecular formula of the acid |
–∆dilH(concen) | Negative heat of dilution at 25 °C, in kJ mol-1 at concentration (molality) |
Name | Mol. form. | CAS Reg. No. | Mol. wt. | 0.000111 m | 0.000555 m | 0.00111 m | 0.00278 m | 0.00555 m | 0.01110 m | 0.01388 m | 0.01850 m | 0.02775 m | 0.05 m | 0.05551 m | 0.0617 m | 0.0694 m | 0.0793 m | 0.0925 m | 0.1 m | 0.2 m | 0.5 m | 0.5551 m | 1 m | 1.5 m | 2 m | 2.5 m | 3 m | 3.5 m | 4 m | 4.5 m | 5 m | 5.5506 m | 6 m | 7 m | 8 m | 9 m | 15 m | 20 m | 55.506 m |
Hydrogen fluoride | HF | 7664-39-3 | 20.006 | 1.255 | 3.766 | 5.439 | 7.531 | 8.912 | 9.874 | 10.25 | 10.66 | 11.29 | 12.24 | 12.42 | 12.50 | 12.61 | 12.70 | 12.79 | 12.80 | 13.09 | 13.20 | 13.22 | 13.30 | 13.36 | 13.40 | 13.43 | 13.45 | 13.47 | 13.53 | 13.58 | 13.62 | 13.66 | 13.69 | 13.73 | 13.77 | 13.81 | 14.34 | 14.88 | |
Hydrogen chloride | HCl | 7647-01-0 | 36.461 | 0.021 | 0.042 | 0.067 | 0.105 | 0.142 | 0.197 | 0.226 | 0.251 | 0.310 | 0.406 | 0.427 | 0.448 | 0.473 | 0.502 | 0.540 | 0.556 | 0.761 | 1.172 | 1.234 | 1.695 | 2.167 | 2.623 | 3.063 | 3.506 | 3.958 | 4.402 | 4.899 | 5.318 | 5.841 | 6.268 | 7.217 | 8.201 | 9.213 | 15.40 | 19.87 | 45.61 |
Hydrogen bromide | HBr | 10035-10-6 | 80.912 | 0.021 | 0.038 | 0.054 | 0.092 | 0.130 | 0.184 | 0.205 | 0.234 | 0.285 | 0.372 | 0.385 | 0.406 | 0.427 | 0.452 | 0.481 | 0.498 | 0.649 | 0.941 | 0.983 | 1.314 | 1.665 | 1.996 | 2.301 | 2.611 | 2.966 | 3.330 | 3.711 | 4.113 | 4.590 | 5.004 | 5.925 | 6.786 | 7.719 | 14.29 | 19.92 | 48.83 |
Hydrogen iodide | HI | 10034-85-2 | 127.912 | 0.021 | 0.038 | 0.050 | 0.084 | 0.121 | 0.172 | 0.192 | 0.218 | 0.264 | 0.339 | 0.351 | 0.368 | 0.385 | 0.402 | 0.427 | 0.439 | 0.536 | 0.711 | 0.736 | 0.933 | 1.125 | 1.318 | 1.527 | 1.787 | 2.105 | 2.460 | 2.828 | 3.197 | 3.577 | 3.975 | 4.728 | 5.607 | 6.569 | 14.02 | 21.71 | |
Nitric acid | HNO3 | 7697-37-2 | 63.013 | 0.021 | 0.046 | 0.063 | 0.096 | 0.130 | 0.176 | 0.192 | 0.213 | 0.247 | 0.305 | 0.318 | 0.326 | 0.339 | 0.351 | 0.368 | 0.372 | 0.439 | 0.498 | 0.502 | 0.506 | 0.506 | 0.527 | 0.582 | 0.665 | 0.791 | 0.958 | 1.109 | 1.310 | 1.540 | 1.749 | 2.251 | 2.791 | 3.368 | 6.883 | 9.498 | 19.73 |
Perchloric acid | HClO4 | 7601-90-3 | 100.459 | 0.021 | 0.042 | 0.059 | 0.092 | 0.126 | 0.167 | 0.180 | 0.197 | 0.226 | 0.259 | 0.259 | 0.264 | 0.268 | 0.272 | 0.272 | 0.272 | 0.247 | 0.075 | 0.050 | -0.201 | -0.431 | -0.623 | -0.724 | -0.782 | -0.820 | -0.787 | -0.732 | -0.628 | -0.490 | -0.351 | 0.046 | 0.611 | 1.280 | 7.920 | 13.81 | |
Formic acid | HCOOH | 64-18-6 | 46.026 | 0.038 | 0.054 | 0.084 | 0.096 | 0.105 | 0.109 | 0.113 | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.126 | 0.130 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.134 | 0.146 | 0.176 | 0.184 | 0.226 | 0.259 | 0.276 | 0.285 | 0.289 | 0.289 | 0.289 | 0.289 | 0.289 | 0.285 | 0.280 | 0.272 | 0.255 | 0.230 | 0.109 | 0.038 | 0.046 |
Acetic acid | CH3COOH | 64-19-7 | 60.052 | 0.167 | 0.209 | 0.222 | 0.230 | 0.243 | 0.255 | 0.259 | 0.259 | 0.264 | 0.272 | 0.272 | 0.276 | 0.280 | 0.285 | 0.285 | 0.289 | 0.331 | 0.406 | 0.423 | 0.544 | 0.678 | 0.803 | 0.912 | 1.025 | 1.121 | 1.218 | 1.310 | 1.393 | 1.477 | 1.540 | 1.648 | 1.724 | 1.782 | 1.962 | 2.075 | 2.167 |