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050207 Nanoparticles Quiz 4

a) Nanoparticles usually display a distribution in size. Give the Gaussian distribution function and the log-normal distribution function. Sketch these two distributions by plotting nd(dp) versus dp for a distribution of nanoparticles where nd(dp) is the change in the number fraction of

nanoparticles versus the change in size (dN/d(dp)) = nd(dp) at a size dp.

b) Gas phase synthesis of nanoparticles differs in several ways from solution synthesis. Give the two governing equations for gas phase synthesis, the Kelvin equation and the Laplace equation. Derive the Laplace equation by writing an equation between the PV work done to increase the volume of a nano-droplet and the increase in surface energy due to increased surface area.

c) A liquid droplet is stabilized by the presence of a solute (a salt in water for instance). Write the Kelvin equation for a droplet stabilized by a solute. How does this differ from a droplet stabilized by ionic charge?

d) For a gas phase reaction on a heterogeneous catalyst (such as a catalytic converter in a car) there are theoretical advantages to nano-size heterogeneous catalyst particles. Give an

expression for the reaction rate constant, Kp, as a function of catalyst particle size, r. How does the reactivity per gram increase in r for a catalyst showing this Laplace enhancement of

reactivity as well as for a catalyst that does not display this behavior (both decrease in reactivity per gram with r).

e) In gas phase growth of nanoparticles the two rate constants for cluster growth are calculated using the kinetic theory of gasses. Give expressions for the rate constant associated with the flux to the cluster, , and the evaporative rate constant, . Which of these depends on the

nanoparticle size and why?

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