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Title: Activity coefficients of electrolytes from the emf of liquid membrane cells. III: LaCl[sub 3], K[sub 3]Fe(CN)[sub 6], and LaFe(CN)[sub 6]

Journal Article · · Journal of Solution Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972605· OSTI ID:7283753

The activity coefficients of LaCl[sub 3], K[sub 3]Fe(CN)[sub 6], and LaFe(CN)[sub 6] were measured down to about 1 [times] 10[sup [minus]4], 3 [times] 10[sup [minus]5], and 2 [times] 10[sup [minus]5] mol-kg[sup [minus]1] respectively, by means of cells with ion-exchange liquid membranes. In the diluted region, the trend of lanthanum chloride agrees with the Debye-Huckel theory and corroborates earlier findings in the literature relevant to more concentrated solutions, with minor systematic corrections of the [gamma][sub +=] values. F[sub 3]Fe(CN)[sup 6] attains (rather than tends to attain) the Debye-Huckel limiting slope at [approx] 1 [times] 10[sup [minus]3] mol-kg[sup [minus]1], and lanthanum ferricyanide in the diluted region shows negative deviations from the limiting law, similar to the ones predicted for large-sized, highly-charged ions in the diluted region by Bjerrum's IPBE, and Mayer's theories. The behavior of LaCl[sub 3] in the concentrated solutions proves that lanthanum ion drags along with it into the membrane many molecules of water which were then found to be twelve. Pitzer's theory best-fit coefficients that meet the experimental curves to be reproduced satisfactorily are reported. 17 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.

OSTI ID:
7283753
Journal Information:
Journal of Solution Chemistry; (United States), Vol. 23:1; ISSN 0095-9782
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English