Abstract
The distribution coefficient of a solute having a low solid solubility should vary with temperature according to the equation, log k = B− A T . Analysis of the published solubility data involving germanium and silicon show that this form for the temperature variation of the distribution coefficient is obeyed within the accuracy of the experimental measurements, except, perhaps, in the case of lithium in silicon. The valves which are observed for the constant B can be explained by assuming that the heat of solution in the solid phase has a negative temperature coefficient. A systematic trend is noted in the behavior of solutes having different distribution coefficients. Families of solubility curves are calculated for germanium and silicon on the assumption that this behavior holds for all slightly soluble impurities in these two crystals.
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