Saturday, December 2, 2017

Boring At High Temp

\(T_{boom}\) for Ytterbium, \(Yb\),

\(T_{boom}=338.63^2*\cfrac{173.04*10^{-3}}{2*8.3144}=1193.26\,K\)  or  \(920.11\,^oC\)

and

\(T_{boom}\) for Uranium, \(U\),

\(T_{boom}=713.22^2*\cfrac{238.028*10^{-3}}{2*8.3144}=7281.38\,K\) or  \(7008.23\,^oC\)

Ytterbium melted at \(T_{boom}=1193.26\,K\), as its melting point is at \(1097\,K\).  Uranium is superheated at \(T_{boom}=7281.38\,K\), because it boils at \(4404\,K\).

\(T_{boom}\) is boring...