4-2

4.2 Determination of the number of vacancies per cubic meter in gold at 900C (1173 K) requires the utilization of Equations 4.1 and 4.2 as follows:

Q Q N A Au N v = N exp v = exp v AAu kT kT

(6.023

10 23atoms / mol)(18.63 g /cm 3) exp 196.9 g / mol

(8.62 105 eV /atom K) (1173 K) 0.98 eV /atom

= 3.52 x 1018 cm-3 = 3.52 x 1024 m-3

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