Table II

Percentage Deviations between Thermodynamically Derived Vapour Pressure Curves and Results from Equation (i) for PGMs in the Solid and Liquid States


Element Phase Accuracy of fit, %

Ru Solid 0.0014
Liquid 0.0001
Rh Solid 0.0059
Liquid 0.0002
Pd Solid 0.0020
Liquid 0.0014
Os Solid 0.0008
Liquid 0.0000
Ir Solid 0.0002
Liquid 0.0003
Pt Solid 0.0004
Liquid 0.0004