Interpretation of EMF data in Ag-Au-S system

Abstract

The EMF dependencies for Ag-Au-S systems were analyzed and it was found that the reactions described in reference [1] are inaccurate. Additionally, the assumption that the equilibrium state of Au remains unchanged during the measurement process was shown to be incorrect. Based on the EMF data provided in White's 1957 paper, the compositions of the alloys involved in the reactions were determined. The reaction equations were then modified to include temperature dependencies of the alloy composition. The resulting equations are as follows: $1/(1-x)Ag(cr) + Ag_{3}AuS_{2}(cr) = 2Ag_{2}S(cr) + 1/(1-x)Ag_{x}Au_{1-x}, x=0.4535-3.513*10^{-4}T$ $1/(1-x)Ag(cr) + 2AgAuS(cr) = Ag_{3}AuS_{2}(cr) + 1/(1-x)Ag_{x}Au_{1-x}, x=0.3092-3.341*10^{-4}T$ $1/(1-x)Ag(cr) + Au_{2}S(cr) = AgAuS(cr) + 1/(1-x)Ag_{x}Au_{1-x}, x= -0.0131+5.769*10^{-5}T$ The validity of these reaction equations was demonstrated, and the accurate thermodynamic functions for the phases were determined based on these equations.