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ENMA 471/ENPM663 Kinetics, Diffusion and Phase Transformations

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Prof# Phaneuf
Homework Assignment #3 Interfaces
Due Monday, October 27, 2!"
!# $onsider a s%&erica' ca% s&a%ed dro%'et of 'i(uid w&ose surface energy %er area is ) w&ic& does not wet
a so'id substrate w&ose surface energy %er area is *# If t&e interface energy is *), deri+e an e,%ression for
t&e contact ang'e between t&e edge of t&e dro%'et and t&e substrate in terms of t&e indi+idua' free energies
%er area#
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.&at does force ba'ance %er%endicu'ar to t&e %'ane of t&e substrate te'' you, if t&e substrate surface
orientation does not c&ange w&en t&e 'i(uid is added/

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