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WE formulate here a general molecular theory of solutions, which predicts a first order phase transition (boiling), volume changes on mixing, and the complete phase behaviour of pure and mixed fluids. Our formulation is based on a simple hole theory of the liquid state.
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SANCHEZ, I., LACOMBE, R. Theory of liquid–liquid and liquid–vapour equilibria. Nature 252, 381–383 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252381a0
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