Transference numbers and solvation studies in n-butanol

Abstract

Transference numbers of tetrabutylammonium bromide have been measured in n-butanol at 25 °C in the concentration range 5.79 − 12.86 × 10−2 mol dm−3. The variation of transference number with concentration is negligible. The limiting transference number of tetrabutylammonium ion has been determined by the Longsworth method. Combining the limiting transference number and limiting equivalent conductance of this salt, limiting ionic conductances of tetrabutylammonium and bromide ions have been found to be 8.05 and 8.02 ohm−1 cm2 mol−1, respectively. From these values limiting ionic conductances of other univalent ions, effective ionic radii and solvation numbers have been computed. The solvation numbers of anions have been found to be more than those of cations which shows the protic nature of this solvent.