Consider a given volume of liquid at a temperature T below Tm with a free energy G,
Question:
Consider a given volume of liquid at a temperature ∆T below Tm with a free energy G₁, figure a. If Vs is the volume of the solid sphere, V, the volume of liquid, Asl is the solid/liquid interfacial area, GS and G are the free energies per unit volume of solid and liquid respectively, and γsl, the solid/liquid interfacial free energy.
(a) The free energy of the system without any solid present is G₁=_______
(b) If some of the atoms of the liquid cluster together to form a small sphere of solid, figure b, the free energy of the system will change to G₂ =_____
(c) Therefore, the formation of solid results in a free energy change ∆G =_______
(d) Determine the energy barrier ∆G* for homogenous nucleation using the information above.
Modern Classical Physics Optics Fluids Plasmas Elasticity Relativity And Statistical Physics
ISBN: 9780691159027
1st Edition
Authors: Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford