CRITICAL MIXING CONDITIONS,

BINODAL, SPINODAL
CALCULATION OF PHASE DIAGRAMS FROM THERMODYNAMIC DATA
CONCEPT & KEYWORDS/ DEFINITION OF TERMS
OBJECTIVE(S) :
DERIVATION
 PROBLEM NO. 2
(L. CEMIC THERMODYNAMICS IN MINERAL SCIENCES 6.5 PROBLEMS P. 275)

The interaction parameter ( WG) of

hypothetical regular binary solution A-B has
a value of 20 kJ/mol.
a. Calculate the critical temperature of mixing
b. Calculate the spinodal compostions at 700 °C
 (a.) calculate the critical temperature of mixing
Given: Find:
( WG) = 20 kJ/mol = 20 x 103 J/mol Tc (critical temperature)
R= 8.3144 J/mol* K

Solution:

Tc = WG / 2R
= (20 x 103 J/ mol)/ [2(8.3144 J/mol*K)]
Tc = 1202. 73 K or 929. 58 °C
(b.) calculate the spinodal compositions at 700 °C

Given: Find:
( WG) = 20 kJ/mol = 20 x 103 spinodal compositions (x)
J/mol
R= 8.3144 J/mol K
T=700 °C + 273.15 K = 973. 15 K
Tc = 1202. 73 K = 929. 58 °C
Solution No. 1 Solution No. 2
1 ± 1 − 2𝑅𝑇/ 𝑊𝐺
𝑥= 1 ± 1 − 𝑇/𝑇𝑐
2 𝑥=
2
𝐽
2 8.3144 973.15 𝐾
1± 1− 𝑚𝑜𝑙 ∗ 𝑘
20 𝑥 10^3 𝑗/𝑚𝑜𝑙 973.15 𝐾
1± 1−
=
2
1202. 73 K
=
2
𝑥 1 = 0.71845 x2 = 0.28155
𝑥 1 = 0.71845 x2 = 0.28155
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