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Enthalpy of Fusion of Bismuth: A Certified Reference Material for Differential Scanning Calorimetry

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Author(s)

Donald G. Archer

Abstract

An adiabatic calorimeter was used to measure the enthalpy of fusion of a sample of high-purity bismuth. The new value of the entalpy of fusion was determined to be delta^fusH=(53.146 plus or minus 0.082) J multiplied g negative 1, where the uncertainty corresponded to a 95% confidence interval. The temperature of fusion of this sample was found not to differ with previous accurate determinations within the accuracy of the fusion-temperature determination made in the present study. A comparision with some other enthalpy of fusion determinations is made.
Citation
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data
Volume
49
Issue
No. 5

Keywords

bismuth, calorimetric standards, differential scanning calorimetry, enthalpy of fusion

Citation

Archer, D. (2004), Enthalpy of Fusion of Bismuth: A Certified Reference Material for Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data (Accessed April 27, 2024)
Created September 1, 2004, Updated February 17, 2017