IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Ethanol with Hexane (n-hexane) with 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) Hexane (n-hexane); C6H14; [110-54-3]  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)
0.0273.20.37110.61010.49780.4375
0.0273.20.39020.58840.51390.4142
0.0273.20.62120.32800.67060.1893
0.0273.20.65510.28530.68220.1588
0.0273.20.70720.21320.69010.1112
0.0273.20.73060.16460.67240.0810
0.0273.20.74750.11990.64960.0557
0.0273.20.75000.10620.63860.0484
0.0273.20.74480.07610.59890.0327
0.0273.20.73120.04970.55480.0202
0.0273.20.69490.03200.49280.0121
0.0273.20.51360.00680.29460.0021
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   In a tube 1 cm diam 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 homogeneous 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; n(14°C)=1.383 82.
   (3) Source not specified.

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