 Lever rule (source code)

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= Lever rule
{title2=$\phi=(\overline C-C_s)/(C_l-C_s)$}
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The <lever rule> finds <phase fractions> from a horizontal tie line on a <phase diagram>. For solid and liquid <concentrations> $C_s,C_l$ and bulk <concentration> $\overline C$, conservation gives $\overline C=(1-\phi)C_s+\phi C_l$. Thus $\phi=(\overline C-C_s)/(C_l-C_s)$ is the <liquid fraction>, provided $C_s\le\overline C\le C_l$. For a solute-free solid, $C_s=0$ and $\phi=\overline C/C_l$.

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