Remarks on the Hole Theory of Condensation
- 1 October 1939
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 7 (10) , 908-911
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1750342
Abstract
The hole theory of condensation recently proposed by Cernuschi and Eyring is discussed from the standpoint of the order‐disorder theory of critical solution phenomena. It is pointed out that the hole theory predicts critical temperatures which are several times larger than those observed for most nonpolar fluids. This is attributed to the failure of the theory to take adequate account of the lattice vibrational factor in the partition function.Keywords
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