Coupled transport of iodide ions during interdiffusion of aqueous HCl and NaOH

Abstract

Stokes diaphragm cells have been used to study multicomponent diffusion in aqueous HCl–NaOH–NaI mixtures at 25 °C. The nine quaternary diffusion coefficients for the mixture containing 0.025 mol L−1 of each electrolyte are reported. The measured coefficients are used to analyze coupled transport of iodide ions generated by interdiffusion of aqueous HCl and NaOH. The analysis shows that the gradient in concentration of NaOH is twice as effective at producing flow of iodide ions relative to the HCl gradient, and that the NaI gradient substantially alters the rates of diffusion of HCl and NaOH components. Equations are developed for predicting multicomponent transport coefficients that describe coupled transport of ions driven by interdiffusion of strong acids and bases.