Answers to Selected Problems

Chapter 1
1.I.2 63.2% for TiO2 , 1.0% for InSb.
1.I.5 (c) [010].
1.I.6 (a) No, it is a thermoset. (b) Yes, it is a thermoplastic.
1.I.12 6, 2 (actually, 3), 8 (actually 6), 6, 4, 6. Discrepancies are due to a combination
of uncertainty in the estimation of ionic radii and bond directionality due to
partially covalent character.
1.I.16 Gln → Pro, the others are structurally similar.
1.II.4 FCC: (111) 3, (200) 4, (220) 8, (311) 11, (222) 12; BCC (110) 2, (200) 4,
(211) 6, (220) 8, (310) 10.
1.II.6 The molecular weight of the PMMA repeat unit is M0 = 5(12) + 2(16) +
8(1) = 100 g/mol. The number-average molecular weight can be calculated
from the polydispersity index

Mw 295000
Mn = = = 134, 091,
2.2 2.2
which can then be used to calculate the number-average degree of polymer-
ization
Mn 134, 091
xn = = = 1340
M0 100

Chapter 2
2.I.3 F = 2 − 2 + 1 = 1; As a practical matter, we may retain this two-phase
microstructure upon heating or cooling. But such a temperature change exhausts
the freedom of the system and must be accompanied by changes in composition.
2.1.4 885 gα, 115 g Fe3 C
2.I.5 (a) mL = 1 kg, mα = 0 kg; (b) mL = 667 kg, mα = 333 kg; (c) mL = 0 kg,
mα = 1 kg.

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Chapter 3
3.I.1 V = +0.153 V.
3.I.4 r = 4.42 × 10−3 min−1 .

Chapter 4
4.I.1 4.74 × 10−3 kg-m−1 -s−1 .
4.I.2 5.8 × 10−3 Pa-s.
4.I.4 5.2, 11.8.
4.I.6 J = 2.4 × 10−9 kg/m2 -s.
4.II.1 2.83 W/m-K; 2839 W/m2 ; 62.1◦ C.
4.II.2 JH = 2.32 × 10−7 kg/m2 -s.
4.III.1 ln µ = −2.49 + 15004/(T − 253).
4.III.4 v0 = 7.12 × 10−13 (P /L) + 2.13 × 10−17 (P /L)1.88 .
4.III.5


kA AA kB AB kC AC
Qtot = QA + QB + QC = + + (T1 − T2 )
x x x


1 1 1
= + + (T1 − T2 )
RA RB RC

Chapter 5
5.I.1 108 GPa.
5.I.2 τcr = 20.2 MPa.
5.I.3 289 × 103 MPa.
5.I.6 5.74 mm.
5.I.7 (a) 252 kJ/mol; (b) 1.75 × 10−5 % per hour.
5.I.8 57 MPa.
5.II.2 E = 280 GPa.
5.III.1 Sample GBC50 will be used as a sample calculation. (a) r = 0.003, m =
3 mm. (b) v = 0.38. (c) W = 165 kg.
5.III.2 For GBC50, a = 0.2 mm.

Chapter 6
6.I.1 0.16 ohm.
6.I.2 0.016 in. (0.04 cm).
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6.I.3 (a) 105 mho/cm; (b) 6 × 104 mho/cm.

6.I.4 (a) 5.15 × 1022 atoms/cc; b) 3.68 × 1015 carrier electrons/cc.
6.I.5 (a) 1.4 × 107 silicon atoms per conduction electron (also 1.4 × 107 silicon
atom per phosphorus atom); (b) (655 Å)3 .
6.I.6 (a) 1600 cm2 /vol-s; (b) Al, In, Ga.
6.I.7 4.33 × 10−3 m2 /V-s.
6.I.8 H = 150 A/m.
6.I.10 R = 0.041 and T = 0.92, assuming no absorption since glass is transparent.
6.I.11 nfused silica = 1.460 ndense flint = 17462.1.
6.II.1 (a) σ = 61.4 (ohm-m)−1 ; (b) n = p = 1.16 × 1021 m−3 .
6.II.4 18 µm.

Chapter 7
7.I.4 600 s−1 .
7.III.1 n = 0.33; Rabinowitsch factor = (3n + 1)/4n = 1.5.

Chapter 8
8.I.1 Metals that are generally stiffer than brass include steels, nickel alloys,
molybdenum alloys, and tungsten alloys. All but steel are generally expensive.
Molybdenum and tungsten alloys have high melting points.
8.I.2 Materials with a tensile modulus E > 200 GPa and density ρ < 2 Mg/m3 include
beryllium alloys and unaxial carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers. Beryllium alloys
are both expensive and toxic.