Quasilattice Interpretation of the Thermodynamic Properties of Mixing of Binary Alkali-Metal Systems
Keywords
quasilattice theory, thermodynamic properties, alkali-metal, heats of mixing
Abstract
Quasilattice theory was applied to heats of mixing in the six systems formed from the binary combinations of Na, K, Rb, and Cs. The alkali-metal systems are particularly well suited for a critical test of the quasi-crystalline assumption since the theoretical model for these systems is relatively simple and the thermodynamic data are fairly complex. Very good fits of the heat-of-mixing data were achieved by assuming that the larger atom in the binary system covered multiple sites on the quasilattice. The values of the empirically determined constants appear to fit the physical significance accorded to them by the quasilattice model. Values for the excess free energies of the NaK system, calculated from the parameters of heat of mixing data, were in semiquantitative agreement with experimental data.
Original Publication Citation
Goates, J. R. and J. B. Ott."Quasilattice Interpretation of the Thermodynamic Properties of Mixing of Binary Alkali-Metal Systems." The Journal of Chemical Physics 51 (1969): 3853-3855.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Ott, J. Bevan and Goates, J. Rex, "Quasilattice Interpretation of the Thermodynamic Properties of Mixing of Binary Alkali-Metal Systems" (1969). Faculty Publications. 799.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/799
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1969-11-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1349
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Copyright Status
© 1969 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in The Journal of Chemical Physics and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?JCPSA6/51/3853/1
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