A mixture of substances
B,
C, ... is called an ideal mixture when
,
, ... or
,
where
and
are the
relative activity and the
activity coefficient, respectively, of a substance
B in a liquid or solid mixture.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 533
(Standard quantities in chemical thermodynamics. Fugacities, activities and equilibrium
constants for pure and mixed phases (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 543