Does surface tension change with concentration?
1 Answer
Yes
Derivation
dG=
At constant temperature and pressure,
dG=
n=no. of moles of the surfactant
so,G=
by comparing the two equations (1) & (2) for dG, we get
Now for an interface in which oil and water for example, are separated by a geometrically flat surface.The approximation implies that on the surfactant S accumulates at the surface and hence that
The equation becomes
for dilute solutions,
therefore at constant temperature,
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