TY - JOUR
T1 - Theoretical Upper-bound Limitations for Mixed-ligand Complexes in Solution
AU - Byrne, Robert H.
PY - 1980/1/1
Y1 - 1980/1/1
N2 - Theoretical considerations allow the calculation of the potential significance of mixed-ligand solution complexes. It can be shown that the solution concentration, [MXY], of a chemical species, MXY, cannot represent more than 50% of a metal's total dissolved concentration, M T . For higher ligand number mixed-ligand complexes it is found that ([MX 2 y ]+ [MXY 2 )/M T 0.75 and ([MX 3 y ] + [MX 2 Y 2 ] + [MXY 3 ] /M T 0.875. In high average ligand number systems, mixed complexes, MX a Y b , can dominate a metal's solution chemistry even when only one single-ligand type species, MX a + b , is important. Mixed-ligand complexes may dominate the chemistry of highly associated hydrothermal solutions.
AB - Theoretical considerations allow the calculation of the potential significance of mixed-ligand solution complexes. It can be shown that the solution concentration, [MXY], of a chemical species, MXY, cannot represent more than 50% of a metal's total dissolved concentration, M T . For higher ligand number mixed-ligand complexes it is found that ([MX 2 y ]+ [MXY 2 )/M T 0.75 and ([MX 3 y ] + [MX 2 Y 2 ] + [MXY 3 ] /M T 0.875. In high average ligand number systems, mixed complexes, MX a Y b , can dominate a metal's solution chemistry even when only one single-ligand type species, MX a + b , is important. Mixed-ligand complexes may dominate the chemistry of highly associated hydrothermal solutions.
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/1661
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-4203(80)90061-4
U2 - 10.1016/0304-4203(80)90061-4
DO - 10.1016/0304-4203(80)90061-4
M3 - Article
VL - 9
JO - Marine Chemistry
JF - Marine Chemistry
ER -