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The Sulphur System
The Sulphur System
System
Presented By
Vibhor Agrawal
The Sulphur System
• Sulphur can exists in four possible phases:
o Two solid polymorphic phases
Rhombic Sulphur (SR) (m.p. 114°C)
Monoclinic Sulphur (SM) (m.p. 120°C)
o Sulphur Liquid
o Sulphur Vapours
Components & Phase Rule
• All the four phases can be represented by the
only chemical individual “SULPHUR” itself.
• Hence an one component system.
• Phase rule (F= C-P+2) becomes:
F= 3-P
Phase Diagram
of
Sulphur System
G
SR/L
1290 atm E
Solid
Liquid (L)
Rhombic
SM/L
(SR)
SM
D
SR/
1 atm
Solid L/V
Monoclinic
Pressure (atm)
(SM)
C
F
S M/ V
SR/V B
A
Vapour (V)
B.P.
95.6 114 120 165 444.6
Temperature °C
Curves In Phase Diagram
• Curve AB: Sublimation Curve of Rhombic Sulphur
• Curve BC: Sublimation Curve of Monoclinic Sulphur
• Curve CD: Vapour Pressure Curve of Liquid Sulphur
• Curve CE: Fusion Curve of Monoclinic Sulphur
• Curve BE: Transition Curve Solid Sulphur
• Curve EG: Fusion Curve of Rhombic Sulphur