2.4.6 · HinglishThermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics (Advanced)

Phase equilibrium — Clausius-Clapeyron equation

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2.4.6 · Physics › Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics (Advanced)


1. Phase equilibrium kya hai?

Chemical potential KYU? Gibbs free energy per particle (ya per mole) hai. Agar ho, toh particles total Gibbs energy ko kam karne ke liye phase 2 se phase 1 mein flow karte hain — toh phase 2 khatam ho jaata hai. Equilibrium (fixed par koi net flow nahi) ke liye zaroori hai. Yeh akela equation , plane mein ek curve define karta hai, koi area nahi: yahi coexistence line hai.


2. Equation ki scratch se derivation

Step — kyun use karein? Kyunki jab hum curve par chalte hain toh dono phases equal rehni chahiye; equal values + agli step par bhi equal equal infinitesimal changes.

Ab humein chahiye. Per mole Gibbs free energy se, fundamental relation (per mole) hai: jahan = molar entropy, = molar volume.

Apply karo :

Terms group karo:

Step — Yeh pehle se hi answer kyun hai: coexistence curve ki slope, phases ke beech entropy jump aur volume jump ka ratio hoti hai.

KYU? Latent heat transition ke dauran isothermally aur reversibly absorb hoti hai, isliye kyunki constant hai. Yeh exact Clausius-Clapeyron equation hai — abhi tak koi approximation nahi.


3. Approximate (vapour) form

Step — vs linear kyun hai: rewrite karo, . ko ke against plot karo toh slope wali straight line milti hai — latent heat measure karne ka standard experimental tarika.

Figure — Phase equilibrium — Clausius-Clapeyron equation

4. Worked examples


5. Common mistakes


Recall Feynman style: ek 12 saal ke bacche ko samjhao

Socho ice aur paani ke beech ek tug-of-war chal raha hai. Woh C par exactly tie karte hain. Agar temperature ko thoda change karo, toh tie toot jaati hai — jab tak tum unhe sahi amount mein squeeze nahi karte (pressure change nahi karte) taaki tie bani rahe. Clausius-Clapeyron equation woh rulebook hai jo kehti hai "tie banaye rakhne ke liye jab temperature 1 degree badhta hai, pressure ko itna change karo." Woh "itna" depend karta hai ki change kitni heat soak karta hai (latent heat) aur cheez kitni phailti ya sikarti hai (volume change). Paani weird hai: ice, paani se zyada jagah leti hai, isliye ise squeeze karna actually ise melt karne mein help karta hai.


Flashcards

Do phases coexist karne ke liye kaunsi teen quantities equal honi chahiye?
Temperature , pressure , aur chemical potential (molar Gibbs free energy).
Exact Clausius-Clapeyron equation batao.
, jahan molar latent heat hai aur molar volume change hai.
kis cheez se derive hota hai?
se, ; substitute karo .
Phase transition par kyun hota hai?
Transition isothermal aur reversible hoti hai, isliye ( constant hai).
Vapour form dene wale do approximations kya hain?
(1) (liquid volume negligible hai); (2) vapour ideal hai, .
Vaporisation ke liye vs plot ki slope kya hai?
, latent heat measure karne ke liye use hota hai.
Ice ka melting slope negative kyun hota hai?
Kyunki hai isliye ; ke saath, — pressure ice ka melting point kam karta hai.
Zyada altitude par (kam pressure mein) paani ka boiling point badhta hai ya ghatta hai? Kyun?
Ghatta hai; se, kam ⇒ kam .

Connections

Concept Map

requires equal

defines

walk along curve

first law dU = TdS - PdV

apply to both phases

combine

slope of curve

delta s = L/T isothermal reversible

substitute delta s

is

Phase coexistence

Chemical potential mu1 = mu2

Coexistence curve P of T

d mu1 = d mu2

G = U - TS + PV

dg = -s dT + v dP

dP/dT = delta s / delta v

Latent heat L

dP/dT = L / T delta v