Molecular Interaction Studies in Ternary Liquid Mixtures of Quinoline at Varying Temperatures

Abstract

Density r, Viscosity η, and ultrasonic velocity u, have been measured in pure Quinoline, o-cresol, m-cresol, p-cresol and methanol and in their ternary liquid mixtures with quinoline and methanol as common components at 303.15, 308.15, 313.15 and 318.15K over the entire range of composition. From these experimental data, various thermo-acoustic parameters such as excess molar volume V_m^E, excess ultrasonic velocity u^E, viscosity deviation Δη and excess Gibb’s free energy of activation for viscous flow ΔG^*E have been calculated. The deviation/excess parameters were plotted against the mole fraction of quinoline over the whole composition range. The observed negative and positive values of deviaiton/excess thermo-acoustic parameters were explained on the basis of intermolecular interactions present in these mixtures.