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Debye-Huckel Limiting Law
« on: February 21, 2015, 07:04:54 PM »
Using the Debye-Hückel Limiting Law, calculate the activity coefficient of H3O+ in a solution of 1 mol kg–1 HCl. What is the Debye length of the H3O+ ion in this solution and what does this tell us about the ideality of the solution?

OK so logγ+ = A|Z+|2√I
I know we've usually assumed A=0.509, does that apply here too?
Unsure of how to do ionic strength, is it conc x charge?
And unsure of which equation to use for Debye length

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Re: Debye-Huckel Limiting Law
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2015, 03:53:16 AM »
Unsure of how to do ionic strength, is it conc x charge?

What is the definition of the ionic strength? I find it hard to believe you were taught DH law without introducing this definition first.

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And unsure of which equation to use for Debye length

Whichever contains data that you know and can plug into.
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Re: Debye-Huckel Limiting Law
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2015, 08:22:32 AM »
OK sorry it's concentration x charge so if I assume the concentration is 1 mol kg -1 because the charge is 1.
All I've been taught about Debye length is that it's proportional to 1/√I but obviously I can't use this. Everything I find online is very confusing: Debye length λD =√εTeff/n0e2
So ε = ε0(permittivity of a vacuum) x εr (relative permittivity).
Would I assume room temperature so T = 298K
I've got that n0 = constant volume density but no idea what that means. and e2 - are these both constants?
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Re: Debye-Huckel Limiting Law
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2015, 03:18:53 PM »
it's concentration x charge

Nope. Please check the definition.

Wikipedia article on Debye length contains several equivalent formulas, have you seen them?
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