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An English translation of a revised and expanded Russian work that provides a vast amount of physicochemical data for binary aqueous solutions of electrolytes and methods for calculation of the properties of multicomponent systems. The first section gives values for 13 physicochemical parameters of aqueous electrolyte solutions at selected concentrations and temperatures, determined by computer manipulating experimental data. Data sources are extensive and clearly stated; computer methods used are also clearly described and the relative errors for the computerized values are given. The second section covers methods for calculating physicochemical parameters, describes general theoretical models, and gives worked examples, a help for working with aqueous electrolyte systems for the first time. The authors, recognized Ukrainian scientists, provide a well-organized and much-needed resource. Limited data of this type is available in such works as H.S. Harned and B.B. Owen's The Physical Chemistry of Electrolytic Solutions (3rd ed., 1958), and Activity Coefficients in Electrolyte Solutions, ed. by K.S. Pitzer (1991). However, this new source is more comprehensive, extensive, and up to date. Valuable to those interested in the physics and chemistry of aqueous electrolyte solutions, those working with natural water systems, and those in separation sciences. Highly recommended. Graduate; professional. D. A. Johnson; Spring Arbor College
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