Ex/Met/T/224/95/2011(S)

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5.

i)

Show that the change in volume with temperature of a

fixed quantity of vapur which is in equilibrium with the
liquid phase is given by the expression.

( d V / d T ) / V = (1 H evap / R T ) / T
ii)

(2nd Year, 2nd Semester, Supplementary)

Thermodynamics of Materials

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The activity coefficient of Cd in liquid Cd-Zn alloys at

435 0C can be represented by log cd = 0.185
Xzn +

BACHELOR OF METALLURGICAL ENGG. EXAMINATION, 2011

Time : Three hours

3
0.13Xzn
. Calculate the corresponding expression

Answer any five questions : -

for the composition dependence of log zn and hence

calculate aZn in the Xcd = 0.6 alloy at 4350C.
6.

i)

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Three moles of O2 is passed over a bed of hot carbon

(excess) at 950 K and 1atm pressure in a flow reactor.
The exit gas, which essentially containts CO and CO2
(with negligible O2), leaves the reactor under equilibrium
with C. Find the moles and partial pressures of CO, CO2
and O2 in the exit gas.
(for data, refer to Question 3.)

ii)

Full Marks : 100

Calculate the difference

O 3 (g) =

( H U)

1.

i)

is-1195 KJ/mol. Determine the standard heat of formation

of WC at the same temperature, H w c , 2 9 8
Given,

15
for the reaction

3
O 2 (g)
2

Occurring at 500C and 1atm pressure.

The heat of combustion of tungsten carbide, WC at 298K

ii)
5

wo 3 ,

298

= 832 K J / m o l

Co 2 ,

298

= 394 K J / m o l

Show that for the change of state, 1 2 , for n moles of

an ideal gas

P1V1 . e

S1 / C

= P2 V2 . e S

/ CV

Where both S and CV are molar properties.

x

iii)

The molar free energy of a metal at a 1atm is considered

to vary with temperature as follows :
G = 30,000 + 175 T - 25 T lnT
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2.

i)

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Find the molar entropy S and molar heat capacity CP of

the metal at 500 K.
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pressure of 1atm, into contact with liquid A1 at 7000 C

without having either solid Al2O3 or solid AI4C3 form?

Carbon has two allotropes, graphite and diamond. At 250C

and 1atm pressure, graphite is the stable form. Calculate
the pressure which must be applied to graphite at 250C
in order to bring about its transformation to diamond.

Given :

Given,

a)C(s) +

H298

(graphite)

= H298

S298

(graphite)

= 5.73 J/K. mol

(diamond)

= 2.43 J/K.mol

S298

o
graphite,25 C

) = -1900 J/mol

1
2

O 2 (g) = CO (g); G = 111, 700 87.65TJ

0

b)C(s) + O2 (g) = CO 2 (g); G = 394,100 0.84T J

0

(diamond

3
0
c)2AI(1) + O 2 (g) = AI 2O 3( s ) ; G = 1687,000 + 326.8TJ
2

=2.22gm/cc;

o
diamond,25 C

d)4AI(1) + 3C(s) = AI4 C 3 (s); G = 265,000 + 95.1T J

0

=3.515 gm/cc

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ii)

For the reaction Z n ( V ) +

G

1
2

0 2 ( g ) = Z nO ( s )

i)

= 4 8 2 , 9 2 0 1 8 . 8 0 T I n T + 344.7 T J

Plot the standard free-energy change of the above

Ellinghan reaction against temperature (T), showing the
melting point of M and M3O4 each.
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Find H 0 , S 0, a n d ( C P ) 0 for the reaction at 1000K.

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3.

i)

Show that for fixed mass and fixed composition systems

ii)

a)

Cp
V
=

T
P
T2

b)

Cp
p
=

V
C V V

ii)

Is it possible to bring a CO-CO2 gas mixture, at a total

Write the Ellingham reaction for the oxide M3O4. Find the
relation between the standard free-energy change of the
Ellingham reaction and the standard free energy of
formation of M3O4.

A gas mixture of 30%CO, 10%CO2, 10%H2 and 50%N2

(by volume) is fed to a heat treating furnace at 9270C.
Calculate the equilibrium composition of the gas
(CO-CO2-H2-H2O-N2) at a total pressure of 1atm.
Given :
H 2 (g) +

1
O (g) = H 2O ( g ) ; G 0 = 246,000 + 5 4 . 8 T J
2 2

(For other data, refer to Question 3.)

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