Effect of water of hydration on the Mossbauer parameters in the gel grown iron(II) tartrate crystals

Using the gel growth technique, the iron (II) tartrate spherulitic crystals have been grown with different amounts of water of hydration. The Mossbaue r parameters. that is, the isomer shift and quadrupole splitting, have been studied with respect to the variation of water of hydration. The isomer sh ift is found to he sensitive to the amount of water of hydration, whereas t he value of quadrupole splitting remains constant.