ABSTRACT
Lawson’s list of “solubility parameters” of the elements is a useful set of cohesion parameters and thermodynamics of liquid metal solutions can be discussed in terms of cohesion parameters. The most fundamental equation of state is the thermodynamic equation of state, which follows from basic thermodynamic relationships and involves pressure, molar volume, absolute temperature, and the molar internal energy. Through thermodynamic relationships, cohesion parameters can provide information on the properties of the components within mixtures. The usual approach to the study of thermodynamic properties of mixtures or solutions is to determine the changes in the values of certain characteristic properties when the components are mixed. It should also be noted that useful polymer-polymer and polymer-liquid dispersions and metastable solutions can be produced from thermodynamically incompatible systems if the ingredients can be mixed in the appropriate thermodynamic conditions and then prevented from demixing when the conditions are changed.
