Abstract
The activity coefficient of 50 solutes in liquid sulfur have been measured at infinite dilution by gas chromatography. The solvent-solute interactions have been examined in terms of chromatographic models, activity coefficients, and solubility parameter theory. The classification of sulfur with polar chromatographic solvents is examined and attributed to enhanced dispersion of sulfur with compounds which have, relative to alkanes, loosely held electron clouds. Solubility parameter theory is found to provide a basis for the correlation of the behavior of n-alkanes in liquid sulfur.