Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1998

Comments

Published in J. Chem. Eng. Data 1998, 43, 337-350

Abstract

The first and second molal dissociation constants of oxalic acid were measured potentiometrically in a concentration cell fitted with hydrogen electrodes. Measurements were made at six temperatures ranging from 5 °C to 125 °C at four ionic strengths ranging from 0.1 mol•kg-1 to 1.0 mol•kg-1 (NaCl and NaCF3-SO3). The second molal dissociation constant was measured in NaCF3SO3 media only. The data obtained in this study were combined with the corresponding literature values, including a number of recalculated Harned cell and concentration cell measurements and previous results from this laboratory. Data for first molal dissociation constant obtained in the two ionic media were regressed simultaneously to yield a five-term equation that describes the dissociation in the anionic form. The thermodynamic properties obtained at 25 °C and infinite dilution are: log K1a = -1.401 ± 0.052, ΔH1a = (-0.7 ± 0.7) kJ•mol-1, ΔS1a = (-29 ± 2) J•K-1•mol-1, and ΔCp,1a = (-231 ± 6) J•K-1•mol-1. Similar treatment of the original and recalculated data for the second molal dissociation constant yielded a nine-term equation and the following values at 25 °C and infinite dilution: log K2a = -4.264 ± 0.014, ΔH2a = (-7.3 ± 0.5) kJ•mol-1, ΔS2a = (-106 ± 2) J•K-1•mol-1, and ΔCp,2a = (-229 ± 27) J•K-1•mol-1.

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