STATISTICAL-MECHANICS BASIS OF MACLEODS FORMULA

被引:30
作者
BOUDHHIR, ME [1 ]
MANSOORI, GA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT CHEM ENGN,BOX 4348,CHICAGO,IL 60680
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10.1021/j100384a068
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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In this work the theoretical basis for the famous formula of Macleod, relating the surface tension of a liquid in equilibrium with its own vapor to the one-particle densities in the two phases of the system, is derived. Using the statistical-mechanical definition of the surface tension, it is proved that this property is, at the first approximation, given by the Macleod formula. © 1990 American Chemical Society.
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页码:8362 / 8364
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