Consider the equation of ideal solubility,

ln xB

fus H
R

1 1

T
f T

fus H

xB
Here,

is mole fraction of solute B.

T
solute. is the temperature of the solute.

Tf
is the enthalpy of fusion of solute,

is the melting point of the

Differentiate the above equation with respect to temperature ( ) and obtain the expression in terms of
as follows:
d
d H 1 1
ln xB fus
dT
dT R Tf T
d 1
d 1
1 1 d fus H

dT T
dT Tf
Tf T dT R
d

since,
K 0
1 1
fus H
1

0 2
0
dT

R
T

Tf T
here K is a constant

1 dxB fus H

xB dT
R

H
dxB
1

xB fus 0 2
dT
T
R
dxB

dxB
Here,

dT

dT

xB

fus H
R

1
2
T

(1)

is the temperature coefficient of the solubility.

d xB

dT