NEWLY OBSERVED SURFACE-SOLUTION OSCILLATING REACTION - MERCURY-CATALYZED DISSOLUTION OF ALUMINUM IN NITRIC-ACID

Authors
COBB CL
Citation
Cl. Cobb, NEWLY OBSERVED SURFACE-SOLUTION OSCILLATING REACTION - MERCURY-CATALYZED DISSOLUTION OF ALUMINUM IN NITRIC-ACID, Reaction kinetics and catalysis letters, 58(2), 1996, pp. 209-215
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Reaction kinetics and catalysis letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01331736
Volume
58
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
209 - 215
Database
ISI
SICI code
0133-1736(1996)58:2<209:NOSOR->2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Aluminium metal is dissolved in 3 M HNO3 with mercury(II) nitrate as a catalyst. Visible oscillations in gas evolution are observed for 2 x 10(-4) M Hg(NO3)(2) dissolving solutions. The oscillations are followe d quantitatively by monitoring both solution temperature and the inten sity of a UV-visible transmittance peak at 369 nm. This peak is attrib uted to mercury(I) species in solution.