Engineering
Chemistry
Gibbs Free Energy Calculations and Third Law
Question

Calculate the pressure at which graphite & diamond will be at equilibrium at a temperature of 300 K.
[Given : Δfdiamond at 300 K = 3.00 kJ, dgraphite = 2.4 g/mL, ddiamond = 3.6 g/mL]
Express your answer in multiples of 109 Pa.

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Solution

C(s)     →     C(s)
graphit        diamond
dU = VdP – SdT
d(ΔG)=ΔVdP
ΔG2 – ΔG° = ΔV (P2 – 105)
3.02 × 103 = (123.5122.3) × 10–6 (P2 – 10–5)
3.02 × 109 = 12 (2.33.52.3×3.5) (P2 – 10–5)
2.3×3.5×3.02×10912×1.2=(P2105)

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