Density anomaly in water-alcohol mixtures: minimum model for structure makers and breakers
arXiv:2212.06578 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.107.034601
Abstract
We modeled the change in the temperature of maximum density (TMD) of a water-like solvent when small amounts of solute are added to the mixture. The solvent is modeled as a two length scales potential, which is known to exhibit water-like characteristic anomalies, while the solute is chosen to have an attractive interaction with the solvent which is tuned from small to large attractive potential. We show that if the solute exhibits high attraction with the solvent it behaves as a structure maker and the TMD increases with the addition of solute, while if the solute shows a low attraction with the solvent the TMD decreases, with the solute behaving as a structure breaker.
arXiv comment12 pages, 10 figures. Version accepted for publication in PRE. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2204.12448
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