COMMENTS AND/OR ADDITIONAL DATA: Solubilities of pentachlorophenol in water versus hydrogen ion activity, in the absence of KCl, at 27 °C were measured and calculated. The stoichiometric amounts of dissolved pentachlorophenol were calculated from mass balance based upon
incomplete dissociation. The dissociation constant was given as Kp = [C6CL5O -] [H +] / [C6CL5OH] = 3.2 x 10-5 mol/dm3. This value together with the activity of the hydrogen ion, {H +}, as determined from pH measurements was incorporated in an equation for calculating the solubility:
S = [1.796 x 10-6/{H +}0.170] [1 + 3.2 x 10-5/{H +}]Observed and calculated values reported:
pH
5.0 6.0 7.0105mol(1)/dm3 104mol(1)/dm3 103mol(1)/dm3
Observed value:4.05 6.05 8.85Calculated value: 5.34 6.20 8.90