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Tables of Second Virial Coefficients and Their First and Second Derivatives for the Stockmayer (m, 6, 3) Potential
1Institute for Basic Standards, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234.
Abstract:
Expressions are developed for the second virial coefficient and its first two temperature derivatives for polar molecules on the Stockmayer model of a dipole imbedded in a spherical core. In the case considered, the core molecules interact according to an (m, 6) intermolecular potential function. Terms describing the dependence of these quantities on the polarizability of the dipole are also included. Tables are given for the cases m = 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, and 60. These tables can be used to calculate the first density corrections to all of the thermodynamic properties of a fluid of polar molecules. The adequacy and accuracy of the tables are discussed in some detail.
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