SOLUBILITY OF MUSTARD GAS [BIS (ß-CHLOROETHYL) SULFIDE] IN WATER, MOLAR SODIUM CHLORIDE, AND IN SOLUTIONS OF DETERGENTS
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- 20 July 1947
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of general physiology
- Vol. 30 (6) , 449-456
- https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.30.6.449
Abstract
1. The solubility of mustard (H) in water and in molar sodium chloride was found to be 5.8 x 10–3 molar and 3.2 x 10–3 molar respectively or 0.92 mg. per ml. and 0.5 mg. per ml. Solubility curves have been drawn and the usefulness of this method in examining the homogeneity of H preparations as well as in establishing their solubility, is discussed. 2. Certain detergents increase the solubility of H in water. The solubility was found to increase with the concentration of detergent. 3. Many detergents were found to affect the interfacial tension between H and water so that with slight agitation liquid H breaks up into minute droplets. This in turn greatly accelerates the rate of solution.Keywords
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