Elingham diagrame and its application ,isolation chapter
ELINGHAM DIAGRAME AND ITS APPLICATIONS;- Ellingham Diagram -Thermodynamics of Metallurgy 1 .Gibbs equation helps us to predict the spontaneity of a reaction on the basis of enthalpy and entropy values directly. 2. Ellingham proposed the Ellingham diagram to predict the spontaneity of reduction of various metal oxides. Ellingham diagram was basically a curve which related the Gibbs energy value with the temperature. Gibbs energy is given as: ΔG = ΔH – TΔS Where ΔH is the change in enthalpy and ΔS is the change in entropy. With respect to a reaction, Gibbs energy can be related to the equilibrium constant as: ΔG o = – RTlnK Where K is the equilibrium constant. 3. when the reaction is exothermic, enthalpy of the system is negative, thus making Gibbs free energy negative. Hence, we can say that the re...