Research Journal of Chemical Sciences ______________________________________________ ISSN 2231-606X Vol. 3(3), 14-19, March (2013) Res. J. Chem. Sci. International Science Congress Association 14 Ultrasonic Study of Acoustical Parameters of Binary Liquid Mixtures of Methyl Benzoate with 1-Octanol at 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15KSridevi Gutta Department of Physics, V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, INDIAAvailable online at: www.isca.in Received 31th October 2012, revised 5th November 2012, accepted 15th December 2012Abstract The ultrasonic velocity (U), the density () and viscosity () of methyl benzoate with 1-Octanol have been measured at 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K over the entire range of composition. From the measured data of ultrasonic velocity, density and viscosity, acoustic parameters such as adiabatic compressibility (), free length (L), free volume (V), internal pressure (), relaxation time () and acoustic impedance (Z) have been estimated using standard relations. The variation of adiabatic compressibility (), free length (L), free volume (V) internal pressure (), relaxation time () and acoustic impedance (Z) with concentration and temperature have been studied. Acoustic parameters provide important information in understanding the solute-solvent interaction in a polymer solution. Keywords: Adiabatic compressibility, free length, free volume, internal pressure, relaxation time, acoustic impedance, binary liquid mixture. Introduction Ultrasonic investigations of liquid mixtures consisting of polar and non polar components are of considerable importance in understanding intermolecular interactions between the component molecules and find applications in several industrial and technological processes1-3. The variation of ultrasonic velocity and other ultrasonic parameters of binary liquid mixtures have been studied by many researchers and they have shed light upon structural changes associated with liquid mixtures of weakly or strongly interacting compounds4-10. The study of molecular association in binary mixtures having alcohol as one of the component is of particular interest, since alcohols are strongly self-associated liquids having a three dimensional network of hydrogen bonds and can be associated with any other group having same degree of polar attractions11-15. But a systematic study with primary fatty alcohols in binary systems has been scarcely reported. Methyl Benzoate is an ester, reacts with acids to liberate heat along with alcohols and acids. Methyl Benzoate is used in perfumery and also used as pesticide to attract insects. Octanol is a straight chain fatty alcohol with 8 carbon atoms. The primary use of octanol is in the manufacture of various esters which are used in the perfumery and flavors. Therefore in order to have a clear understanding of the intermolecular interactions between the component molecules, a thorough study on the binary liquid mixtures (methyl benzoate +1-octanol) using ultrasonic velocity data has been performed at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K.In the present study several acoustic parameters such as adiabatic compressibility (), free length (L), free volume (V), internal pressure (), relaxation time () and acoustic impedance (Z) of a binary system methyl benzoate +1-octanol have been reported using the experimental values of density, viscosity and ultrasonic velocity of the binary liquid mixtures at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K. Material and Methods Materials and Liquid mixtures: The liquid mixtures of various concentrations in mole fraction were prepared by taking AR grade chemicals (obtained from SDFCL chemicals, Mumbai) methyl benzoate +1-octanol (�99%). All the liquids used were further purified by standard procedure16. The mixtures were preserved in well-stoppered conical flasks. After the thorough mixing of the liquids, the flasks were left undisturbed to allow them to attain thermal equilibrium. In all the mixtures the mole fractions of 1st compound Methyl Benzoate has been increased from 0 to1. Apparatus and Procedure: The ultrasonic velocities were measured by using a single crystal ultrasonic pulse echo interferometer (Mittal enterprises, India; Model: F-80X). It consists of a high frequency generator and a measuring cell. The measurements of ultrasonic velocities were made at a fixed frequency of 3 MHz. The temperature was controlled by circulating water around the liquid cell from thermostatically controlled constant temperature water bath. The densities of pure liquids and liquid mixtures were measured by using a specific gravity bottle with an accuracy of ± 0.5%. Weights were measured with an electronic balance (Shimadzu AUY220, Japan) capable of measuring up to 0.1 mg. An average of 4-5 measurements was taken for each sample. From the experimentally measured values of ultrasonic velocity (U), density () and viscosity () , various acoustic parameters are calculated using the following relations17-21 and discussed in this investigation. Research Journal of Chemical Sciences ___________________________________________________________ ISSN 2231-606XVol. 3(3), 14-19, March (2013) Res. J. Chem. Sci. International Science Congress Association 15 Theory and Calculations: Adiabatic compressibility has been calculated from the speed of sound (U) and density ) of the medium using the equation as: =1/(U) (1) Intermolecular free length (L) has been determined using the standard relation as: f = K (2) Where Kr is a temperature dependant constant known as Jacobson’s constant. The relation for free volume in terms of ultrasonic velocity (U) and viscosity () of the liquid as: = (Meff U/K)3/2 (3) Where Meff is the effective molecular weight (Meff = in which m and x are the molecular weight and mole fraction of the individual components respectively). K is a temperature independent constant which is equal to 4.28x10 for all liquids. On the basis of statistical thermodynamics, Suryanarayana22derived an expression for determination of internal pressure by the use of free volume concept as: = bRT(K/U)1/2 (2/3/Meff7/6) (4) Where b stands for cubic packing factor which is assumed to be 2 for liquids and K is a constant, T is absolute temperature, is the viscosity in Nsm-2, U is the ultrasonic velocity in ms-1, is the density in kg m-3, Meff is the effective molecular weight and R is universal gas constant. Relaxation time () can be calculated using viscosity and adiabatic compressibility as: = (¾) (5) The acoustic impedance is the parameter related to elastic properties of the medium and calculated by using the expression Z = U (6) where is the density and U is the ultrasonic velocity. Results and DiscussionThe experimentally determined values of density (), viscosity ), and ultrasonic velocity (U) at 303.15K for pure components of the system Methyl Benzoate +1-Octanol are listed in Table-1. The same values for the binary liquid mixture Methyl Benzoate +1-Octanol at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K are presented in table-2. Table-1 The values of density (), viscosity () and velocity (U) of pure liquids at 303.15K Liquids Density (kg/m 3 ) Viscosity (x10 - 3 Nsm - 2 ) Velocity U (m/s) Methyl Benzoate 1087.5 0.1747 1404 1-Octanol 803.03 0.6306 1365 Table-2 Density (), viscosity () and ultrasonic velocity (U) for the binary mixtures of Methyl Benzoate +1-Octanol at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K T=303.15K T=308.15K (kg/m 3 ) (10 - 3 Nsm - 2 ) U (m/s) (kg/m 3 ) x10 - 3( Nsm - 2 ) U (m/s) 0.0000 803.03 0.6306 1365.00 801.60 0.6171 1326.31 0.1258 836.40 0.4667 1370.52 835.00 0.4380 1329.47 0.2446 859.20 0.4344 1371.80 857.30 0.3969 1333.33 0.3570 902.50 0.2949 1376.84 900.10 0.2737 1343.33 0.4634 908.90 0.2793 1380.00 905.90 0.2484 1348.42 0.5643 938.00 0.2567 1383.52 935.50 0.2361 1351.76 0.6602 986.00 0.2237 1387.05 983.80 0.2071 1354.66 0.7514 986.30 0.2057 1390.00 984.00 0.1811 1357.89 0.8382 1011.80 0.1914 1396.66 1010.40 0.1764 1369.41 0.9210 1059.10 0.1515 1400.00 1056.00 0.1396 1373.68 1.0000 1087.50 0.1747 1404.00 1085.90 0.1546 1376.84 0.0000 800.00 0.5890 1303.33 798.10 0.6408 1291.57 0.1258 833.40 0.3781 1306.66 831.70 0.3678 1301.05 0.2446 854.80 0.3680 1312.94 853.40 0.3627 1302.35 0.3570 897.80 0.2471 1320.00 895.10 0.2468 1310.52 0.4634 904.00 0.2372 1332.63 902.00 0.2442 1312.94 0.5643 933.80 0.2134 1335.78 931.50 0.2151 1314.86 0.6602 981.80 0.1893 1335.78 979.90 0.1828 1320.00 0.7514 982.10 0.1653 1338.94 980.20 0.1622 1323.00 0.8382 1008.30 0.1622 1346.66 1003.80 0.1619 1326.00 0.9210 1054.80 0.1284 1354.73 1054.40 0.1263 1330.00 1.0000 1084.10 0.1313 1367.36 1083.80 0.1279 1348.42 Research Journal of Chemical Sciences ___________________________________________________________ ISSN 2231-606XVol. 3(3), 14-19, March (2013) Res. 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International Science Congress Association 16 Table-3 Adiabatic compressibility (), free length (L) and free volume (V) of Methyl Benzoate and 1-Octanol at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K Adiabatic compressibility Free length Free volume (x 10 - 11 m 2 /N) L f (A o ) V f (x10 - 7 m 3 mol - 1 ) 303.15K 308.15K 313.15K 318.15K 303.15K 308.15K 313.15K 318.15K 303.15K 308.15K 313.15K 318.15K 0.0000 66.8348 70.9173 73.587 75.1116 0.0162 0.0168 0.0173 0.0176 5.3449 5.2881 5.5247 4.803 0.1258 63.6525 67.7574 70.2783 71.0306 0.0158 0.0164 0.0169 0.0171 8.5187 8.9514 10.8738 11.2617 0.2446 61.8478 65.6133 67.865 69.0863 0.0156 0.0162 0.0166 0.0168 9.5775 10.5093 11.4987 11.6116 0.3570 58.4502 61.5664 63.9253 65.0491 0.0152 0.0157 0.0161 0.0163 17.3443 18.6919 21.2282 21.042 0.4634 57.7731 60.7113 62.2891 64.3137 0.0151 0.0156 0.0159 0.0162 19.0172 21.9011 23.0622 21.5902 0.5643 55.6963 58.5002 60.0173 62.0952 0.0148 0.0153 0.0156 0.016 21.8194 23.8825 27.3089 26.3525 0.6602 52.7156 55.3902 57.083 58.5693 0.0144 0.0149 0.0152 0.0155 27.0933 29.3564 32.8778 34.0456 0.7514 52.4761 55.1157 56.7966 58.2862 0.0144 0.0148 0.0152 0.0155 30.9996 36.229 40.6961 41.1078 0.8382 50.6669 52.7764 54.6883 56.6586 0.0141 0.0145 0.0149 0.0152 35.0071 38.3953 42.4534 41.6071 0.9210 48.1734 50.1841 51.6564 53.6156 0.0138 0.0141 0.0145 0.0148 50.1558 55.0899 61.1789 60.9802 1.0000 46.6484 48.5784 49.3361 50.7458 0.0135 0.0139 0.0141 0.0144 40.8834 47.7024 60.289 61.4248 Table-4 Internal pressure (i), relaxation time () and acoustical impedance (Z) of Methyl Benzoate and 1- Octanol at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K Internal pressure Relaxation time Acoustical impedance  i (x10 6 N/m 2 ) (x10 - 12 sec) Z (x10 4 kg m - 2 sec - 1 ) 303.15K 308.15K 313.15K 318.15K 303.15K 308.15K 313.15K 318.15K 303.15K 308.15K 313.15K 318.15K 0.0000 208.87 212.82 212.86 226.23 0.5620 0.5835 0.5779 0.6417 109.61 106.32 104.27 103.08 0.1258 183.04 182.80 173.88 174.37 0.3961 0.3957 0.3543 0.3484 114.63 111.01 108.90 108.21 0.2446 178.57 175.73 172.97 174.96 0.3582 0.3472 0.3330 0.3341 117.87 114.31 112.23 111.14 0.3570 150.88 149.32 145.20 147.65 0.2298 0.2247 0.2106 0.2140 124.26 120.91 118.51 117.30 0.4634 146.54 141.80 141.44 146.68 0.2152 0.2011 0.1970 0.2094 125.43 122.15 120.47 118.43 0.5643 142.53 140.33 136.21 139.81 0.1906 0.1842 0.1707 0.1781 129.77 126.46 124.74 122.48 0.6602 136.70 135.09 132.01 132.40 0.1572 0.1529 0.1441 0.1428 136.76 133.27 131.15 129.35 0.7514 130.38 125.62 122.65 124.03 0.1439 0.1331 0.1252 0.1261 137.10 133.62 131.50 129.68 0.8382 127.03 125.09 122.76 125.19 0.1293 0.1241 0.1183 0.1223 141.31 138.37 135.78 133.10 0.9210 115.88 113.94 111.73 113.61 0.0973 0.0934 0.0884 0.0903 148.27 145.06 142.90 140.24 1.0000 125.97 121.51 114.09 115.17 0.1086 0.1001 0.0864 0.0865 152.69 149.51 148.24 146.14 Figure-1 Variation of Adiabatic compressibility with Mole fraction of Methyl Benzoate at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K Research Journal of Chemical Sciences ___________________________________________________________ ISSN 2231-606XVol. 3(3), 14-19, March (2013) Res. J. Chem. Sci. International Science Congress Association 17 Figure-2 Variation of Free length with Mole fraction of Methyl Benzoate at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K Figure-3 Variation of Free volume with Mole fraction of Methyl Benzoate at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K Figure-4 Variation of Internal Pressure with Mole fraction of Methyl Benzoate at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K Research Journal of Chemical Sciences ___________________________________________________________ ISSN 2231-606XVol. 3(3), 14-19, March (2013) Res. J. Chem. Sci. International Science Congress Association 18 Figure-5 Variation of Relaxation time with Mole fraction of Methyl Benzoate at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K Figure-6 Variation of Acoustic Impedance with Mole fraction of Methyl Benzoate at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15KFrom these observed values various acoustic parameters like adiabatic compressibility (), free length (L), free volume (V), internal pressure (), relaxation time () and acoustic impedance (Z) at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K have been evaluated and are presented in table-3 and table-4. The variation of , L, V, , and Z with mole fraction of Methyl Benzoate at different temperatures are shown in figures-1-6. From table-2, it was observed that the ultrasonic velocityand density decrease with increasing mole fraction of Octanol while the viscosity increases. This may be due to association of a very strong dipole – induced dipole interaction between the component molecules. However the ultrasonic velocity, density, viscosity decreases in all the cases as temperature increases. The same result was obtained by S.Thirumaran et al23 and M.Umadevi et al24. Here with increase of temperature due to thermal agitation of component molecules the interaction becomes weak and this is indicated by decrease in ultrasonic velocity values in the present investigation. Table-3, 4 and figures-1-6 show the variation of adiabatic compressibility, free length, free volume, internal pressure, relaxation time and acoustic impedance with temperature and concentration respectively. From table-3 and figures-1 and 2, it is observed that adiabatic compressibility and free length increase with increase in temperature and decrease with increase in concentration of Methyl Benzoate. The decrease in adiabatic compressibility indicates the enhancement of the bond strength at this concentration. From table-3 and figure-3, it is also observed that the values of free volume increase with increase in concentration of Methyl Benzoate. It is seen from table-4 and figures-4 and 5 that internal pressure ) and relaxation time () decrease with increase in concentration of Methyl Benzoate. This is similar to the change found in viscosity, showing that viscous forces play a dominant role in the relaxation process. The variation of acoustic Research Journal of Chemical Sciences ___________________________________________________________ ISSN 2231-606XVol. 3(3), 14-19, March (2013) Res. J. Chem. Sci. International Science Congress Association 19 impedance with temperature and concentration is shown in table-4 and figure-6. It is observed the acoustic impedance decreases with increase in temperature and it increases with increase in concentration. This is in agreement with requirement as both ultrasonic velocity and density increase with increase in concentration of the solute and also effective due to solute-solvent interactions. ConclusionFrom the observed experimental values of density, viscosity and ultrasonic velocity and related acoustical parameters values for the binary liquid mixtures of methyl benzoate and 1-octanol system at temperatures 303.15K, 308.15K, 313.15K and 318.15K, it is clear that there exists a strong intermolecular association between the component molecules of the liquid mixtures. In the present system when the temperature increases, the interaction between the component molecules decreases. 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