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 reaction will proceed in the forward direction due to a positive value of the equilibrium constant. T