Comparative Hydrolysis Behavior of the Rare Earths and Yttrium: the Influence of Temperature and Ionic Strength

Greta D Klungness, Robert H Byrne

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Abstract

<p> In this work two techniques are used to determine hydrolysis constants ( <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> <sup> * </sup> (M)) of yttrium and the rare earths (YREEs), where <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(M)=[MOH <sup> 2+ </sup> ][H <sup> + </sup> ][M <sup> 3+ </sup> ] <sup> &minus;1 </sup> . Potentiometric experiments were conducted on time scales as long as 15 min and spectrophotometric experiments were complete on time scales much shorter than 500 ms. The stability constant patterns produced by both procedures are in excellent agreement. Potentiometric results obtained over a temperature range between 25 and 55&deg;C indicate that enthalpies appropriate to YREE hydrolysis can be reasonably approximated as &Delta; <em> H </em> <sup> 0 </sup> (M)=11.3 kcal mol <sup> &minus;1 </sup> for all YREEs. The dependence of YREE hydrolysis constants on temperature ( <em> T </em> ), ionic strength ( <em> I </em> ), and YREE identity (M) can be expressed as log&beta;1*M=log0&beta;1*M&minus;2.044I1/21+5.52I1/2+1.84&times;10&minus;3I&minus;2446KT+8.204"&gt;log&beta;1*M=log0&beta;1*M&minus;2.044I1/21+5.52I1/2+1.84&times;10&minus;3I&minus;2446KT+8.204 where the log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> <sup> * </sup> (M) values, appropriate at 25&deg;C and zero ionic strength, are given as follows: log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Y)=&minus;7.80, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(La)=&minus;8.81, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Ce)=&minus;8.34, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Pr)=&minus;8.32, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Nd)=&minus;8.18, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Sm)=&minus;7.84, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Eu)=&minus;7.76, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Gd)=&minus;7.83, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Tb)=&minus;7.64, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Dy)=&minus;7.59, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Ho)=&minus;7.56, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Er)=&minus;7.52, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Tm)=&minus;7.39, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Yb)=&minus;7.24, log&puncsp; <sup> 0 </sup> <em> &beta; </em> <sub> 1 </sub> *(Lu)=&minus;7.27.</p>
Original languageAmerican English
JournalPolyhedron
Volume19
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2000

Keywords

  • Yttrium
  • Rare earth elements
  • Hydrolysis
  • Enthalpy
  • Ionic strength
  • Spectrophotometry

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences

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