HETEROGENEOUS ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN LIQUID MERCURY AND MERCUROUS IONS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1957 · Journal de Chimie Physique (France) Merged with Rev. Gen. Colloides to form J. Chim. Phys. Rev. Gen. Colloides

OSTI ID:4309623

Tuck, D G

Previous works on the exchange reactions between liquid mercury and mercurous ions in aqueous solution furnish a value which is too low for the coefficient of self-diffusion of mercury, as direct measuremnents show. Therefore the speed of exchange was measured by the capillary technique; certain previous results were confirmed. It is shown that the processes controlling the speed is not the self-diffusion in the liquid mercury but the transport of an atom of mercury through the interface between the liquid metal and the aqueous phase. Some thermodynainic and steric aspects of this process of transfer are discussed. The proposed mechanism seems to be in accord with the other results concerning the oxide reduction reactions of mercury ions and the isotopic exchange reactions with amalgams. (trauth)

• Research Organization: Laboratorie Curie, Institut du Radium, Paris
• NSA Number: NSA-12-006533
• OSTI ID: 4309623
• Journal Information: Journal de Chimie Physique (France) Merged with Rev. Gen. Colloides to form J. Chim. Phys. Rev. Gen. Colloides, Journal Name: Journal de Chimie Physique (France) Merged with Rev. Gen. Colloides to form J. Chim. Phys. Rev. Gen. Colloides Vol. Vol: 54; ISSN JCPQA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: French

Related Subjects

CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CONFIGURATION
DIFFUSION
ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE
LIQUIDS
MEASURED VALUES
MERCURY
MERCURY ALLOYS
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
REACTION KINETICS
REDUCTION
SOLUTIONS
THERMODYNAMICS
WATER