The change in size of ultrafine monodispersed colloidal particles of b
asic yttrium carbonate and neodymium normal carbonate with time from s
olutions of their corresponding salts, respectively, were followed in
the presence of urea, Nielsen' s chronomal analysis were used to chara
cterize the growth mechanism and to obtain rate constants, Growths of
both particles are thought to be one-order polynuclear layer growth me
chanism.