The Anodic Dissolution of Thallium in H₂SO₄K₂SO₄ and HclO₄NaClO₄ Solution

Author

William Joseph James, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Pedro Juan Aragon
James W. Johnson, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

The dissolution of thallium in acidic solutions (pH = 0.15-5.4) was studied. The results of anodic weight loss experiments show that the metal dissolves electrochemically with a valence of +1. Experiments involving total self-dissolution in acids with known weights of thallium show that the faradaic equivalent of the hydrogen evolved also corresponds to a valence of +1 for thallium. Galvanostatic and potentiostatic studies were made of the anodic behavior of thallium. A mechanism consistent with the behavior is : Tl(s) = Tl+(s)+e Tl+(s) rds Tl+(aq). © 1970.

Recommended Citation

W. J. James et al., "The Anodic Dissolution of Thallium in H₂SO₄K₂SO₄ and HclO₄NaClO₄ Solution," Journal of The Less-Common Metals, Elsevier, Jan 1970.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-5088(70)90084-6

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Chemistry

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English

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© 1970 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1970