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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: wifiwuwi on March 17, 2021, 03:35:10 AM

Title: water and formic acid azeotrope mixture
Post by: wifiwuwi on March 17, 2021, 03:35:10 AM

Hello, why interaction between water and formic acid azeotrope mixture is stronger than two water molecules?

Title: Re: water and formic acid azeotrope mixture
Post by: Borek on March 17, 2021, 04:00:09 AM

This is putting things on the head. It is not like interaction in azeotrope mixture is stronger, it is other way around: they form azeotrope because the interactions between molecules of water and formic acid are stronger than interactions between water molecules and formic acid molecules.