Published October 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Plutonium and textbooks

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Description

Chemical equilibrium is not characterized by equilibrium constants alone. At least one conservation principle is necessary. Textbook descriptions of plutonium chemistry that are based on two-reaction-product disproportionation equations, or do not recognize the conservation principles, are incomplete and potentially misleading. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
278
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 215-217
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
39119074
Subject category
S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONSERVATION LAWS; EQUILIBRIUM; NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATION CHEMISTRY
Descriptors DEC
CHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES

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