Abstract:
CONTENTS I. Introduction 53 II. Origins of the refractometric method of physicochemical analysis and its development in the first half of the 20th century 53 III. The additivity of refractive indices 56 IV. Relationship between the deviations from additivity of refractive indices, densities, and specific refractions 58 V. Unique points on refractive-index diagrams 60 VI. Classification of refractive-index isotherms 62 VII. The use of refractometry for the study of interaction between components in binary liquid systems 63