{"title":"The composition and instability constants of +3 oxalate complex ions","authors":"A.D. Gel′man, N.N. Matorina, A.I. Moskvin","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90132-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The solubility of Pu<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>2O</sub><sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>·9H<sub>2</sub>O in aqueous K<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> solutions of from 0·01 to 2·4 M was determined at 20°C and constant onic strength. It was established that Pu<sup>+3</sup> forms complexes in these solutions. The solubility data show the following complex ions in this concentration range: [Pu(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>−</sup>, [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>−3</sup> and [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]<sup>−5</sup> with overall instability constants of 4·9 × 10<sup>−10</sup>, 4·10 × 10-10, and 11·9 ×x 10<sup>−11</sup> respectively. The solubility of PU<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>·9H<sub>2</sub>O in 0·07 to 0·7 M aqueous (NH<sub>4</sub>) 2 C204 solutions at 70°C was also determined. Under these conditions, the complex ions formed were shown to be [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>−</sup>, [Pu(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>−3</sup> and [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]<sup>−5</sup>. The calculated overall instability constants are 11·6 × 10<sup>−9</sup>, 5·6 × 10<sup>−9</sup> and 2·5 x 10<sup>−9</sup> respectively. Heats of formation of the Pu<sup>+3</sup> oxalate complex ions were calculated for the reaction Pu<sup>+3</sup> + nC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub><sup>−2</sup> 2 : [Pu(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub><em>n</em></sub>]<sup>3−2n</sup>. ΔQ for [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>−</sup> is 1300 cal, for [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>−3</sup> 1200 cal and for [Pu(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]<sup>−5</sup> 1300 cal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90132-3","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0891391959901323","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The solubility of Pu2(C2O4)3·9H2O in aqueous K2C2O4 solutions of from 0·01 to 2·4 M was determined at 20°C and constant onic strength. It was established that Pu+3 forms complexes in these solutions. The solubility data show the following complex ions in this concentration range: [Pu(C2O4)2]−, [PU(C2O4)3]−3 and [PU(C2O4)4]−5 with overall instability constants of 4·9 × 10−10, 4·10 × 10-10, and 11·9 ×x 10−11 respectively. The solubility of PU2(C2O4)3·9H2O in 0·07 to 0·7 M aqueous (NH4) 2 C204 solutions at 70°C was also determined. Under these conditions, the complex ions formed were shown to be [PU(C2O4)2]−, [Pu(C2O4)3]−3 and [PU(C2O4)4]−5. The calculated overall instability constants are 11·6 × 10−9, 5·6 × 10−9 and 2·5 x 10−9 respectively. Heats of formation of the Pu+3 oxalate complex ions were calculated for the reaction Pu+3 + nC2O4−2 2 : [Pu(C2O4)n]3−2n. ΔQ for [PU(C2O4)2]− is 1300 cal, for [PU(C2O4)3]−3 1200 cal and for [Pu(C2O4)4]−5 1300 cal.