Thermodynamic and physical behaviour of some water + polyethyleneglycol mixtures. II. Dielectric properties
Dielectric constants of water + glycol (mono-, di-, tri-, and tetraethyleneglycol) mixtures have been measured at 298.15 K over the entire composition range. The mixtures involving monoethyleneglycol have also been studied at temperatures from 308.15 to 288.15 K. Calculated deviations from ideality are always positive and show one maximum. Related properties have been computed: polarizability volume and excess polarizability volume, correlation factor of mixtures, and dipole moments of both components using the Mecke–Reuter treatment. Results support conclusions previously deduced from excess and partial molar volumes; they suggest that the addition of glycol molecules gives rise to a slight enhancement of the water-lattice in the water-rich region, followed by a progressive destructuring; the ether functions do not seem to play a prominent role.