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Thermodynamic quantities of surface formation of aqueous electrolyte solutions VII. Aqueous solution of alkali metal nitrates LiNO3, NaNO3, and KNO3.

Matubayasi N, Yoshikawa R

Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyou-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan. norihiro@nagasaki-u.ac.jp

To compare the effect of nitrate anions on the surface tension increments of aqueous solutions with that of halide anions, the surface tension of aqueous solutions of lithium nitrate, sodium nitrate, and potassium nitrate was measured as a function of temperature and concentration. It is shown that the surface tension of aqueous alkali metal nitrate solutions is determined primarily by the kinds of anions, since the surface tension increments of these nitrates were of the same magnitude. The importance of the electrical double layer at the surface is discussed in relation to these surface tension increments.

Published 1 October 2007 in J Colloid Interface Sci, 315(2): 597-600.
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