The
densities, viscosities, and speeds of sound of equimolar binary
mixtures of benzene and n-alkylbenzenes, cyclohexane
and n-alkylcyclohexanes, and n-alkylbenzenes
and n-alkylcyclohexanes were measured. As the alkyl
group on the molecules increased, densities, viscosities, and speeds
of sound in mixtures increased, except for some mixtures with toluene
and methylcyclohexane, where the property was the lowest of the mixture
series. Excess molar volumes (V
m
E’s) were positive for all mixtures, and their values decreased
with increasing alkyl chain length for mixtures of alkylbenzenes in
cyclohexane or alkylcyclohexanes. For benzene mixtures, V
m
E’s increased with increasing alkyl
chain length on cyclohexane, except for methylcyclohexane, which had
the lowest V
m
E in the series.
Viscosity deviations (Δη’s) were negative. As the
alkyl group on the molecules increased, Δη increased to
a maximum and then decreased to its lowest value. Excess isentropic
compressibilities (K
E’s) determined
from density, speed of sound, and literature heat capacities were
positive for benzene/cyclohexane mixtures. In general, K
E’s decreased with increasing alkyl chain length
for all mixtures. The similar trend in V
m
E’s and K
E’s
for the alkylbenzene mixtures suggests that the greater expanded volume
allows for greater compressibility. For benzene mixtures, decreasing K
E’s corresponded to increasing V
m
E’s, which suggests a complex
packing arrangement.