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Studies on self and electrolyte diffusion in cesium halides.

N S Rajurkar·N A Gokarn
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The present paper deals with the determination of the self-diffusion coefficients of 134 Cs(+) ions in CsI, CsBr and CsCl over the concentration range of 5 x 10(-6)-0.01 M and of electrolyte diffusion coefficients of CsI, CsBr and CsCl (5 x 10(-5)-0.1M) labelled with 134 Cs(+) in 1% agar gel at 25 degrees C. These diffusion coefficients are compared with those expected from the Onsager-Fouss and Onsager's theory for electrolyte and self-diffusion, respectively. The disparity between the theoretical and experimental diffusion coefficients over the wide range of concentrations is accounted on the basis of various types of interactions occurring in the ion-gel-water system.

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N S Rajurkar, N A Gokarn. 2003. Studies on self and electrolyte diffusion in cesium halides.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-8043(03)00031-9

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