The chemical activity of sulphur in liquid lead alloys of Pb-S-X-Y……was measured by means of the reaction,
S(in liq. Pb-S-X-Y…)+H_2=H_2S, K=P_H_2S/P_H_2[s] at 8000 C. Where X, Y,……are added elements such as silver, copper, bismuth and antimony. From this equilibrium, the following relation was found adequate to express the activity coefficient of sulphur in liquid lead alloys: f_S=f_S^X·f_S^Y·…… or logf_S=logf_S^X+logf_S^Y+……where
fS and
fSX,
fSY, …… are the activity coefficients of sulphur in liquid Pb-S-X-Y-…… and Pb-S-X, Pb-S-Y, …… respectively. This equation can be applied to the dilute solution of X, Y, …… in Pb, and its application to solutions of higher concentration is not in good agreement with the experimental results.
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