Published 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

On the acid-base equilibrium of the carbonate radical

  • 1. Royal Inst. of Tech., Stockholm (Sweden). Dept. of Nuclear Chemistry
  • 2. Royal Inst. of Tech., Stockholm (Sweden). Dept. of Physical Chemistry

Description

Using pulse radiolysis and coupled optical detection the pKsub(a) of the HCO3 radical is shown to lie between 7.0 and 8.2. The rate constant of self-recombination of CO3 has a negative apparent activation energy which indicates a composite process. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiat. Phys. Chem.
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
2
Series
Radiat. Phys. Chem.
Journal Page Range
197-199
ISSN
0146-5724