Regular solution

In chemistry, a regular solution is a solution whose entropy of mixing is equal to that of an ideal solution with the same composition, but is non-ideal due to a nonzero enthalpy of mixing. Such a solution is formed by random mixing of components without strong specific interactions, and its behavior diverges from that of an ideal solution only moderately. Its entropy of mixing is equal to that of an ideal solution with the same composition, due to random mixing without strong specific interactions. For two components In chemistry, a regular solution is a solution whose entropy of mixing is equal to that of an ideal solution with the same composition, but is non-ideal due to a nonzero enthalpy of mixing. Such a solution is formed by random mixing of components without strong specific interactions, and its behavior diverges from that of an ideal solution only moderately. Its entropy of mixing is equal to that of an ideal solution with the same composition, due to random mixing without strong specific interactions. For two components where R {displaystyle R,} is the gas constant, n {displaystyle n,} the total number of moles and x i {displaystyle x_{i},} the mole fraction of each component. Only the enthalpy of mixing is non-zero, unlike for an ideal solution, while the volume of the solution equals the sum of volumes of components. A regular solution can also be described by Raoult's law modified with a Margules function with only one parameter α {displaystyle alpha } :