IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride) with Water

Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride); CCl4; [56-23-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Desnoyer, M., Dosage de l'Eau dand les Solvants Organiques par Absorption Infra-Rouge et Mesure des Constantes Dielectriques, Centre D'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Report No. 1254, Saclay, France, June 23, 1959.

Variables:
   Temperature = 299 K

Prepared By:
   A. L. Horvath

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
t/°C102 * Mass Fraction w1104 * Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)106 * w1/M1 (compiler) [mol g**-1]
261.01 x 10-28.625.61
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The saturation of tetrachloromethane with water took place at room temperature under vigorous stirring. The concentration of water in the organic-rich phase was determined by infrared spectrometry.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Distilled.
   (2) Commercial reagent, washed and dried before use.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: ± 4 %.
   Temperature: ± 0.5 K (compiler).