«Mekhanobr Engineering» JSC (Russia):

Zuev V. V., Leading Researcher, office@mekhanobr.spb.ru

The system of energy coefficients (shares) of cation and anion constituents of minerals, developed by academician Fersman, is modified by the author in accordance with atom kernels and binding electrons crystal chemistry of minerals, in conformity with which the atom kernel and binding electron cohesion energy that determines minerals properties is calculated by summarizing corresponding energy coefficients. For convenience of operability, non-dimensional relative energy coefficients (by Fersman) are converted into absolute energy coefficients (by the author) with dimensionality of MJ/mole. The main idea of the article consists in establishment of universal regularity of atom kernel and binding electron interaction energy: atom kernel energy in minerals exceeds binding electron energy by an order of magnitude greater. Corresponding values are 90 and 10 %, permitting to appreciably simplify the formula of minerals atom kernel and binding electron interaction energy estimation by the method of summarizing energy coefficients of constituent components and demonstrate (Table 3) its equivalency if compared with the two earlier proposed corresponding formulas. The advantage of the new modified formula is quite obvious, as in atom kernel and binding electron interaction energy calculation this formula (W = 1.1 Σ atom kernel and binding electron energy coefficients) permits to use only atom kernel and binding electron energy coefficients and disregard binding electron energy coefficients (energy coefficients (1е^–) = 0.34 MJ/mole). With that, sufficiently high accuracy of minerals' parameters W estimation is provided.

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