IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Ethanol with p-Xylene and Water

Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Ethanol (ethyl alcohol); C2H6O; [64-17-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) p-Xylene (1,4-dimethylbenzene, 1,4-xylene); C8H10; [106-42-3]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Bonner, W.D., J. Phys. Chem. 14, 738 (1909-1910).

Variables:
   Temperature = 273 K

Prepared By:
   A. Skrzecz

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Compositions along the saturation curve
t/°CT/KMass Fraction w1 (compiler) Mass Fraction w2 (compiler)Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)Mole Fraction x2 (compiler)
15.0288.20.23430.73970.37680.5161
15.0288.20.34680.60480.47320.3581
15.0288.20.36310.58600.48560.3401Plait Point
15.0288.20.43180.49940.52380.2629
15.0288.20.52200.37220.55320.1734
15.0288.20.56710.30910.55720.1318
15.0288.20.63370.17440.52800.0630
15.0288.20.64070.13580.50400.0464
15.0288.20.63540.10860.47530.0353
15.0288.20.61900.07350.43080.0222
15.0288.20.57410.03750.36250.0103
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   In a tube 1 cm diameter and 12 cm long known amount, by weight, of hydrocarbon and water were placed into a temperature controlled bath. The contents of the tube were stirred and alcohol was added gradually until a homogeneous solution was obtained. Observations were made visually through the telescope of a cathetometer. The samples were always weighed immediately before and  after each experiment. Concentrations were reported as weight of water in 1 g of binary water-hydrocarbon mixture and the weight of alcohol necessary to make a homogenous solution. The mass of binary water-hydrocarbon mixture was about 1 g; the mass of alcohol-up to 5 g.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Kahlbaum; presumably dried and distilled.
   (2) Kahlbaum; presumably dried and distilled.
   (3) Source not specified.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: Not reported.
   Temperature: Accuracy of weighing 0.0001 g.