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Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

University of Punjab, Lahore


Assignment #1 [CLO 2]

Subject: Materials Thermodynamics & Kinetics (MME-223)


Total Marks: 10 (Equivalent to 4%)
Submission Deadline: 31st October 2022

Solve the following problems using Clapeyron or Clausius-Clapeyron


relations as appropriate.

Question 1: The vapor pressure p of Zn varies with temperature (T) in equilibrium with
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Solid as ln p = − 0.755ln T + 19.25
T
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Liquid as ln p = − 1.255ln T + 21.79
T
Find Tb, Ttp, Ptp, ∆Hsub, ∆Heva at Tb and Ttp, ∆Hmelting

Question 2: CaF2 has two solid allotropes, α (low temperature) and β (high temperature), β melts
to form liquid at the melting point. The vapor pressure of CaF2 vapors varies with temperature as
given below for different condensed phases.
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CaF2 (α) : ln p = − 4.525ln T + 56.57
T
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CaF2 (β) : ln p = − 4.525ln T + 56.08
T
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CaF2 (L): ln p = − 4.525ln T + 53.96
T
Draw a schematic phase diagram for CaF2 showing all the transformations and label all the
characteristic points. And find Tb, Ttp, Ptp at all the triple points, ∆Hsub(α→v), ∆Hsub(β →v), ∆Heva,
∆Hmelting , ∆Hα→β

Question 3: The vapor pressure, P, (measured in mm Hg) of liquid arsenic, is given by


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log P = + 6.69 and that of solid arsenic by log P = + 10.8
T T
Calculate the temperature at which the two forms of arsenic will have the same vapor pressure.
Also find out the pressure at that temperature.
Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
University of Punjab, Lahore
Assignment #2 [CLO 2]

Subject: Materials Thermodynamics & Kinetics (MME-223)


Total Marks: 10 (Equivalent to 4%)
Submission Deadline: 31st October 2022

Solve the following problems using Clapeyron or Clausius-Clapeyron


relations as appropriate.

Question 1: The saturated vapor pressure of liquid NdCl5 measured at 478 K and 520 K is 0.3045
atm and 0.8310 atm. Calculate the normal boiling point of NdCl5.

Question 2: The vapor pressures of liquid thorium tetraiodide at 1073 K and 1098 K are 62395 Pa
and 87993 Pa, respectively. Calculate its mean heat of vaporization.

Question 3: The heat of evaporation (∆Heva) of copper at its normal boiling point is 31172 kJ/mol.
The vapor pressure of copper at 1773 K is 34 Pa. Calculate the boiling point of copper.

Question 4: The densities of liquid and solid bismuth are 10.0 g/cm3 and 9.673 g/cm3,
respectively at the normal melting point 543 K. The heat of fusion (∆Hmelting) is 2.633 12.02
kJ/mol. Calculate the melting point of bismuth under a pressure of 100 atm, Atomic weight of
bismuth is 209.

Question 5: The melting point of cadmium at 1 atm is 594 K, and its heat of fusion is 57.15 kJ/kg
[you may like to convert into J/mol]. The volume change on the melting of cadmium is +0.0064
cm3/g [you may like to convert into cm3/mol]. Calculate the melting point of cadmium at 2 atm
pressure.

Question 6: Mercury melts at 234.13 K at 1 atm pressure. The densities of liquid and solid
mercury are 13.69 g/cm3 and 14.19 cm3 respectively at the normal melting point. The heat of
fusion of mercury is 9.75 kJ/kg). Calculate the melting point of mercury at 2 atm pressure.

Question 7: The densities of ice and liquid water at 1 atm and 273 K are 0.917 g/ cm3 and 0.9998
g/cm3 respectively. The heat of fusion of water is 334.72 kJ/kg. Calculate the melting point of ice
at 0.5 atm and 107 atm pressures.

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