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Chapter 15, Problem 21RCQ
Why do nonpolar substances boil at relatively low temperatures?
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A 50 wt% Ni–50 wt% Cu alloy is slowly cooled from 1400°C (2550°F) to 1200°C (2190°F):
a) At what temperature does the first solid phase form?
b) What is the composition of this solid phase?
c) At what temperature does the liquid solidify?
d) What is the composition of this last remaining liquid phase?
The following information is given for nickel at latm:
boiling point = 2732 °C
AHvap(2732 °C) = 379 kJ/mol
melting point = 1453 °C
AHfug(1453 °C) = 17.6 kJ/mol
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specific heat solid= 0.444 J/g°C
specific heat liquid = 0.732 J/g°C
|kJ are required to melt a 32.9 g sample of solid nickel, Ni, at its normal melting point.
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