Laboratoire d''Electrochimie Analytique et Appliquée (LA au CNRS no. 216), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (France)
Abstract:
Reactions between cerium trichloride and oxide ions were studied in NaCl+KCl (1/1) at 1000°K, by potentiometry with a calcia-stabilized zirconia membrane electrode. Titration curves clearly demonstrated the existence of soluble cerium oxychloride (CeO+) and precipitated cerium oxide (Ce2O3), with respective dissociation constants 10?11 and 10?30 (molality scale). The corresponding conditional solubility diagram {log S (CeIII)=f(pO2?)} is presented and discussed.