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William H. Wilson

Publications and source records attributed to William H. Wilson.

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USGS1977

Heat capacities of gibbsite, Al(OH)3, between 13 and 480 K and magnesite, MgCO3, between 13 and 380 K and their standard entropies at 289.15 K, and the heat capacities of Calorimetry Conference benzoic acid between 12 and 316 K

The heat capacities of gibbsite and magnesite were measured between 13 and 380 K by means of an adiabatic calorimeter. The heat capacity of gibbsite was measured continuously between 340 and 480 K by means of a differential scanning calorimeter. Tables of the thermodynamic functions C° P , (H° T –H° O )/T ,– (G° T –H° O )/T , and S° T –S° O are presented for these phases at integral temperatures. S° T –S° O are 68.44±0.14 J/(K•mol) and 65.09±0.13 J/(K•mol) at 298.15 K for gibbsite and magnesite, respectively. The heat capacities of Calorimetry Conference benzoic acid have been remeasured between 12 and 316 K.

Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey↗

USGS1976

The heat capacities of Calorimetry Conference copper and of muscovite KAl2(AlSi3)O10 (OH)2, pyrophyllite Al2Si4O10(OH)2, and illite K3(Al7Mg)(Si14Al2)O40(OH)8 between 15 and 375 K and their standard entropies at 298.15 K

The heat capacities of Calorimetry Conference copper and of muscovite, pyrophyllite, and illite were measured between 15 and 375 K using an adiabatic calorimeter. Tables of the thermodynamic functions C° p .( H° T — H° O ) /T , ( G° T —H° O ) /T , and S° T —S° O are presented for these phases at integral temperatures from 0 to. 370 K. At 298.15 K (25.0°C), S° T —S° O is 33.12±0.06, 287.7±0.6, 239.4±0.4, and 1,104.2±0.6 J/(mol•K) for copper, muscovite, pyrophyllite, and illite, respectively. The operation of a semiautomatic data-acquisition system for calorimetric measurements at low temperatures is also described, together with a description of a miniature calorimeter having a novel closure seal.

Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey↗