have shown, methods of approximating the acentric factor do not always match the value calculated from the definition.The exponents of Tc -T do not correlate well because this simple formula is not exact. As can be seen from the figures, the latent heat varies in a manner slightly more complicated than (Tc -T)n.
CONCLUSIONThe latent heat equation L = k (Tc -T)n has been fitted for 44 substances with an average value of n of 0.378. This value is little different from 0.38 proposed by Watson (58) in 1931. The exponent was found to be a random variable against various parameters that might have been expected to correlate it. P-H Diagram for Freon 116, undated. (29) DuPont de Nemours, E. I. & Co., Wilmington, Del., DuPont Tech. Bull. B-2,1962.