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When there is only one degree of freedom in a single component
phase diagram, it was shown above that there
must be a relation between
and
for the
system to remain in two phase equilibrium.
Such a relation can be derived as follows:
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(26-2) |
Equation 26-2 is the famous Clausius-Clapeyron
equation.
Consider the behavior of the molar free energy (or
) on slices of Figure 26-1
at constant
and
:
Figure 26-2:
Considerations of the molar Gibbs free
energy on slices of the single component phase diagram
along lines of constant
and constant
.
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Figure:
Behavior of
at constant
as a function of
.
Where the curvature of
changes sign, the system is unstable.
The liquid and vapor curves must be connected to each other and this
is illustrated with the "spiny-looking" curve with opposite curvature.
The curve for solid is not connected to the others.
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Figure:
Behavior of
at constant
as a function of
.
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Figure 26-5:
Example of single component phase diagram plotted
with
one derived intensive variable.
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What would the plot look like with two extensive variables plotted?
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W. Craig Carter
2002-11-21