Features of the chemical equilibrium of dimerization in a system of solid spheres

Statistical and thermodynamic analyses of the equilibrium of dimerization in solid-phase systems is performed for a model of the Van der Waals type and the Perkus-Yevik approximation. For the model of Van der Waals type, the simple equation γ = exp[p 0(2−λ3)] is obtained for an average activity coefficient (p 0 is reduced pressure and λ is bond length in dimer) that describes both positive and negative deviations from the ideal, depending on the change in volume after the elementary act of chemical reaction. It is found that the Perkus-Yevik approximation predicts similar results with more pronounced deviations from the ideal, and the activity coefficient depends on the degree of dissociation as well.