Published January 1975 | Version v1
Journal article

The role of the so-called communal entropy in the melting transition of the rare gas elements and metals

  • 1. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
  • 2. Oxford Univ. (UK). Dept. of Theoretical Chemistry

Description

It is shown that part of the melting transition is non-isothermal and that disordering prior to melting causes the transition to become isothermal. This disordering is solely responsible for an entropy change which has been called the communal entropy

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Rev. Int. Hautes Temp. Refract.
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
1
Series
Rev. Int. Hautes Temp. Refract.
Journal Page Range
64-66

Conference

Title
4. European conference on thermophysical properties of solids at high temperatures.
Dates
04 Sep 1974.
Place
Orleans, France.

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
6217501
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ENTROPY; MELTING; METALS; RARE GASES
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; NONMETALS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES