The capability of the MSA–NRTL model to describe heat effects for binary aqueous electrolyte and nonelectrolyte solutions, with a relatively reduced number of parameters, is examined. The thermodynamic properties described include the osmotic coefficient,
, the apparent relative molar enthalpy,
ΦL, and the apparent molar heat capacity,
ΦCP. The MSA–NRTL model consists of the mean spherical approximation (MSA) for the long-range electrostatic contribution to the Gibbs energy (for ionic solutions) and a local composition model, the non-random two-liquid (NRTL) model for the short-range contribution.