Original scientific paper

The Melting Points of the Inert Gas Solids

Lawrence J. Dunne ; Department of Engineering Systems, London South Bank University, London, UK; Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
John N. Murrell ; Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
George Manos ; Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, UK

Abstract

The melting points of the heavy inert gases and of some other simple molecules show an excellent
linear correlation with the depths of their diatomic potential wells, and the slope of the
correlation line is in accord with Lindemann’s theory of melting.

Keywords

heavy inert gases; melting points; diatomic potential wells; Lindemann’s theory of melting

Hrčak ID:

28360

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/28360

Publication date:

30.6.2008.

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