Difference between revisions of "Development of the Hydronium Ion for MSE"
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| − | In order to keep predictions the same for dilute solutions it is necessary for | + | In order to keep predictions the same for dilute solutions it is necessary for [[File:Delta image.jpg]] of this reaction to be equal to 0. Since [[File:Delta image.jpg]] for H+ is equal to 0 at all temperatures and pressures this means that [[File:Delta image.jpg]] for H3O+ has to equal [[File:Delta image.jpg]] for H2O at all temperatures and pressures. In OLI’s thermodynamic framework this requires the development of Helgeson parameters for H3O+ by matching [[File:Delta image.jpg]] for H2O as closely as possible. This was done for a temperature range of 0 to 300 C and for pressures up to over 1000 atmospheres. |
Revision as of 08:33, 15 July 2016
Hydronium Ion (H3O+)
The hydrogen ion (H+) has been replaced by the hydronium ion (H3O+) in MSEPUB. The major reason for doing this is to improve the prediction of properties for strong acids. As a result of doing this, the ionization of water is changed from:
H2O → H+ + OH-
To:
2H2O → H3O+ + OH-
The net result of these two equations is:
H3O+ = H2O + H+
In order to keep predictions the same for dilute solutions it is necessary for 
of this reaction to be equal to 0. Since for H+ is equal to 0 at all temperatures and pressures this means that for H3O+ has to equal for H2O at all temperatures and pressures. In OLI’s thermodynamic framework this requires the development of Helgeson parameters for H3O+ by matching for H2O as closely as possible. This was done for a temperature range of 0 to 300 C and for pressures up to over 1000 atmospheres.
