THE HEAT OF FUSION OF THE ALKALI METAL HALIDES

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1960 · Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100831a023· OSTI ID:4195115

Dworkin, A S; Bredig, M A

The heat of fusion of seventeen alkali halides was measured by means of a copper block drop calorimeter. The salts and their heats of fusion in kcal mole/sup -1/ are as follows: LiCl, 4.76; LiBr, 4.22; LiI, 3.50; NaCl, 6.69; NaBr, 6.24; NaI, 5.64; KCI, 6.27; KBr, 6.10; KI, 5.74; RbF, 6.15; RbCl, 5.67; RbBr, 5.57; RbI, 5.27; CsF, 5.19; CsCl, 4.84; CsBr, 5.64; and CsI, 5.64. The heats of fusion are believed to be accurate to at least plus or minus 1 to 2%. Except for the Li salts and, to some slight extent, the sodium salts, the entropy of fusion is constant when the anion varies, but decreases with increasing atomic number of the cation. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-14-009426
• OSTI ID: 4195115
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.), Vol. Vol: 64; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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CHEMISTRY
ALKALI METALS
CALORIMETERS
CESIUM BROMIDES
CESIUM CHLORIDES
CESIUM FLUORIDES
CESIUM IODIDES
FUSION HEAT
HALIDES
LITHIUM BROMIDES
LITHIUM CHLORIDES
LITHIUM IODIDES
MEASURED VALUES
POTASSIUM BROMIDES
POTASSIUM CHLORIDES
POTASSIUM IODIDES
RUBIDIUM BROMIDES
RUBIDIUM CHLORIDES
RUBIDIUM FLUORIDES
RUBIDIUM IODIDES
SALTS
SODIUM BROMIDES
SODIUM CHLORIDES
SODIUM IODIDES