Question: b ) This species is diffusing through a Cu foil with thickness 0 . 1 2 m m . At 1 4 0 0 C

b) This species is diffusing through a Cu foil with thickness 0.12mm. At 1400C, what is the diffusion flux through the foil, if the species concentration is 0.5molcm???3 on one side of the foil and 0 on the other?
c) Now, instead of a thin foil, you have a long, pure (no initial concentration of this impurity species) Cu rod. If the source concentration is still 0.5molcm???3 and diffusion is still occurring at 1400C, how long in days will it take for the concentration 1cm into the rod to reach half the source concentration?
The solution to Fick's 2nd Law for a point source diffusing into a semi-infinite solid is: C(x,t)-C0C8-C0=1-erf(x2Dt2)
d) Based on your answer to (c), is the semi-infinite assumption reasonable? Why or why not?
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 b) This species is diffusing through a Cu foil with thickness

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