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View SchemaPhysical model for the latent heat of fusion
| Authors | Jozsef Garai |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0407090 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0407090 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.09.029 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters 398 (2004) 98-101 |
Abstract
The atomic movement induced on melting has to overcome a viscous drag resistance. It is suggested that the latent heat of fusion supplies the required energy for this physical process. The viscosity model introduced here allows computation of the latent heat from viscosity, molar volume, melting temperature, and atomic mass and diameter. The correlation between these parameters and the latent heat of 14 elements with body and face centered cubic structures was exceptional, with the correlation coefficients of 0.97 and 0.95 respectively.
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