Thermodynamic Properties of Hydrogen and Deuterium Dissolved in Palladium at Low Concentrations over a Wide Temperature Range

Abstract

The equilibrium pressures of the Pd/H2 and Pd/D2 systems have been measured in the tempera ture range from — 100°C to 35O°C for values of H(D)-to-Pd, atomic ratio, in the approximate range from 0.0005 to 0.005. These data were obtained in an ultra-high vacuum apparatus with large samples of low surface area. Partial thermodynamic data have been obtained from these equilibrium data; a significant temperature dependence is reported for the relative partial molar enthalpies and entropies.