On the compressibility of liquid metals

Yizhak Marcus

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Abstract

The adiabatic compressibilities κS of 64 liquid metallic elements at their melting points were obtained from the densities ρ and speeds of sound u reported in the literature. The isothermal compressibilities were obtained from the κS values by means of the molar volumes V, isobaric expansibilities αP, and isobaric molar heat capacities CP from the literature. The ratios γ = κTS = CP/CV yielded the isochoric molar heat capacities CV. The products κTσ, using surface tension data from the literature, were calculated and shown to diminish linearly with increasing cohesive energy densities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-15
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Chemical Thermodynamics
Volume109
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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Keywords

  • Adiabatic compressibility
  • Cohesive energy density
  • Compressibility and surface tension product
  • Isochoric heat capacities
  • Isothermal compressibility

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