Acid dependence of the Pu(V) disproportionation reaction

The disproportionation of pentavalent plutonium is traditionally represented by two inconsistent equations. The inconsistency puts the widely-accepted, fourth-power hydrogen-ion dependence of the reaction into question. The balanced reaction equation suggests that both the stoichiometry and the acid-dependence of Pu(V) disproportionation depend on the pH of the plutonium solution. (author)