Aqueous Solutions of Nonpolar Compounds. Heat-Capacity Effects

The method of Clarke and Glew has been used to obtain estimates of the precision of measurement of the thermodynamic functions for the solution of hydrocarbons, the noble gases, and inert diatomic gases in water. In some cases, the precision of the data is such that a statistically significant value for the temperature coefficient of the heat-capacity change for the solution process is obtained. Comparison with the theory of Nemethy and Scheraga shows that their calculations of heat-capacity changes at 25 °C are better than previously believed, but that their prediction of a positive temperature coefficient for this quantity is in contradiction with most data.