Title

Use of Pitzer's Equations to Determine the Media Effect on the Formation of Lead Chloro Complexes

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1984

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(84)90206-0

Abstract

The spectrophotometric measurements of chloro complexes of lead in aqueous HCl, NaCl, MgCl2 and CaCl2 solutions at 25°C have been analyzed using Pitzer's specific interaction equations. Parameters for activity coefficients of the complexes PbCl+, PbCl20 and PbCl3 have been determined for the various media. Values of K1= 30.0 ± 0.6">K1= 30.0 ± 0.6 , K2= 106.7 ± 2.1">K2= 106.7 ± 2.1 and K3= 73.0 ± 1.5">K3= 73.0 ± 1.5 were obtained for the cumulative formation constants. [Pb2++ nCl−→ PbCln2−n)">Pb2++ nCl−→ PbCln2−n) ]. These values are in reasonable agreement with literature data. The Pitzer parameters for the PbCl ion pairs in various media were used to calculate the speciation of Pb2+ in an artificial seawater solution.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 48, issue 5, p. 1145-1150

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