Solute-Solvent Interactions in Solutions of Potassium Acetate in Water and Aqueous Methyl Acetate

Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla-171 005 (India)

Manuscript received 15 January 1979, revised 24 January 1980, accepted 31 March 1980

Gross solute-solvent interaction in solutions of potassium acetate in water and in aqueous methyl acetate (20% by weight) has been deduced from the values of apparent molar volume determined by precise density measurement, relative viscosity and the B-coefficient of the Jones-Dole equation and from conductance studies at different concentrations and at 25°, 30°, 40' and 50°. It is found that the salt behaves as structure maker in water and in aqueous methyl acetate.