Lead Chloride Complexation Using Ultraviolet Molar Absorptivity Characteristics

Robert H. Byrne, Richard W. Young, William L. Miller

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Abstract

The molar absorptivities of Pb 2+ , PbCl + , PbCl 2 , and PbCl 3 were obtained between 210 and 300 nm. Molar absorptivity data were used to determine lead speciation directly from Pb(II) absorbance characteristics in a variety of media including natural seawater. The absorbance characteristics of lead in a particular chloride medium reveal the lead chloride formation constants appropriate to that medium. Our analyses indicate that lead chloride formation constants are significantly smaller in MgCl 2 media than in HCl at constant ionic strength.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Solution Chemistry
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1981

Keywords

  • Lead chloride
  • molar absorptivity
  • complexation
  • medium dependence
  • ultraviolet
  • spectroscopic

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences

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