//Example 5.20 clear; clc; //Given delHf=335;//latent heat of fusion in J g^-1 Vs=1.0908;//volume of solid in cm^3 g^-1 Vl=1.0002;//volume of liquid in cm^3 g^-1 T=273;//temperature in K //To determine the decrease in melting point with increase in pressure delVm=Vl-Vs;//volume change in cm^3 g^-1 a=(delHf*10)/(T*delVm*1.01325);//a=(delP/delT) b=a^(-1);//b=(delT/delP) mprintf('An increase in pressure of 1 atm lowers the freezing point by %f K atm^-1',b); //end