The van der Waals Theory of Capillarity and Computer Simulation

Computer experiments are performed on the determination of thermodynamic properties and structural characteristics of the Lennard-Jones fluid in one- and two-phase models to check the basic concepts of the van der Waals theory of capillarity. Calculations are performed using molecular dynamics method. It is shown that, at T* 1.1, the properties of flat interface can be described, within the limits of computer experiment error, in terms of the van der Waals gradient theory with the density-independent influence parameter . The account of density dependence of via the second moment of direct correlation function deteriorates the agreement between the theory and the data of computer simulation. The contribution of inhomogeneous system of higher (than ()²) terms to the Helmholtz free energy of inhomogeneous system is considered. It is shown that the account of terms proportional to ()⁴ does not lead to the agreement between the theory and the data of computer simulation, whereas the consideration of terms proportional to ()⁶ makes it possible to describe (with a good accuracy) all the properties of flat interface within the temperature range from triple point to the critical one.     

Reactions between ammonium sulphate and metal oxides (metal=Cr,Mn and Fe) and thermal decomposition of the products

The reactions between ammonium sulphate and three metal oxides (Cr₂O₃, MnO₂ and Fe₂O₃) were studied. It was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis that stable reaction intermediates were formed consecutively in the course of the reactions.These were (NH₄)₃M(SO₄)₃ and NH₄M(SO₄)₂ for Cr₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ and (NH₄)₂Mn₂(SO₄)₃ for MnO₂. The thermal decompositions of these intermediates and of the metal sulphates were carried out. The contracting-volume equation was valid for the decomposition of all the intermediates. The Arrhenius parameters were determined.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Reaktionen zwischen Ammoniumsulfat und drei Metalloxiden (Cr₂O₃, MnO₂ und Fe₂O₃) untersucht. Durch Röntgendiffraktion und chemische Analyse wurde bestätigt, dass im Verlaufe der Reaktion stabile Zwischenprodukte gebildet werden. Es handelt sich dabei um (NH₄)₃M(SO₄)₃ und NH₄M(SO₄)₂ im Falle von Cr₂O₃ und Fe₂O₃ und um (NH₄)₂Mn₂(SO₄)₃ im Falle von MnO₂. Diese Zwischenprodukte und die Metallsulfate wurden thermisch zersetzt. Die Volumenkontraktionsgleichung war für die Zersetzung all dieser Zwischenprodukte gültig. Die Arrheniusparameter wurden bestimmt.

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Cr₂O₃, MnO₂ Fe₂O₃. , . , (NH₄)₃M(SO₄)₃ NH₄M(SO₄)₂, (NH₄)₂Mn₂(SO₄)₃. . . .

     

Comparison of the Diffusion of Aqueous Glycine Hydrochloride and Aqueous Glycine

A Taylor dispersion tube has been used to measure mutual diffusion in aqueous solutions of glycine hydrochloride at 25°C and concentrations from 0.0005 to 0.5 M. Analysis of the dispersion profiles shows that the diffusion of glycine hydrochloride (GlyHCl) produces a subtantial additional flow of hydrochloric acid that is liberated by the dissociation: GlyH⁺ + Cl^- Gly + H⁺ + Cl^-. Diffusion in this system is, therefore, a ternary process described by the equations J ₁(GlyHCl) = – D ₁₁C ₁ – D ₁₂C ₂ and J ₂(HCl) = –D ₂₁C ₁ – D ₂₂C ₂ for the coupled fluxes of total glycine hydrochloride (1) and hydrochloric acid (2) components. The ratio D ₂₁/D ₁₁ of measured diffusion coefficients indicates that up to two moles of HCl are cotransported per mole of GlyHCl. Although protonated glycine diffuses with relatively mobile Cl^– counterions, the main diffusion coefficient of glycine hydrochloride, D ₁₁, is lower than or nearly identical to the diffusion coefficient of aqueous glycine. A model for the diffusion of protonated solutes is developed to interpret this result and the large coupled flows of HCl. Diffusion coefficients are also reported for the aqueous hydrochlorides of 3- and 4-aminobenzoic acids.     

Radiolysis of nitrous oxide adsorbed on alumina ionic mechanism of radiolysis of nitrous oxide on alumina with small surface areas

A mechanism is proposed for the radiolysis of adsorbed N₂O describing the experimental dependences of the radiation-chemical yields of O _st ^– and N₂ on N₂O coverages.

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N₂O, - O _st ^– N₂ N₂O.

     

Volumetric Parameters of Interaction of Monosaccharides (D-xylose,D-arabinose,D-glucose,D-galactose) with NaI in Water at 298.15 K

Densities for monosaccharide (D-xylose, D-arabinose, D-glucose, D-galactose)–NaI–water solutions were measured at 298.15 K and were used to calculate the apparent molar volumes of these saccharides and NaI. Infinite dilution apparent molar volumes for the saccharides (V_,S) in aqueous NaI and those for NaI (V_,E) in aqueous saccharide solutions and partial molar volumes of the saccharides (V_S) and NaI (V_E) at each composition have been evaluated, together with the standard transfer volumes of the saccharides (_tr V_S) from water to aqueous NaI and those of NaI (_trV_E) from water to aqueous saccharide solutions. It was shown that the _tr V_S and _trV_E values are positive and increase with increasing co-solute molalities. Volumetric parameters indicating the interactions of NaI with saccharides in water were also obtained and applied to explore the interactions between saccharides and NaI in water. A comparison of the _ES value for NaI with those for NaCl and NaBr showed that for a given saccharide, except for glucose, the _ES value for NaBr is the largest of three sodium halides (NaCl, NaBr and NaI). These were interpreted in terms of the apparent molar electrostriction volumes ( V_e) and the structure interaction model.     

Diffusion of linear aliphatic esters in polyethylene as a function of chain length of the esters,pressure and temperature

Diffusion of linear aliphatic mono- and diesters (C _N ) havingN main chain atoms (N=13–68) in bulk medium-density polyethylene (MDPE) has been studied under hydrostatic pressures up to 2500 bar at temperatures between 60°C and 125°C. Three triglycerides, phenyl stearate, and p-aminoazobenzene (pAAB, 80°C) as the diffusants and low-density (LDPE) and high-density (HDPE) polyethylenes as polyethylene substrate were used for comparison. Diffusion coefficientD was determined from concentration distribution of the diffusants through stacked PE sheets as substrate. Regarding the linear esters at 90°C, the relationshipD N holds at constant pressures. Under the atmospheric pressure, became –2.10 in accordance with de Gennes's proposal (1971)D N ^–2 as well as with the experimental results reported by Klein and Briscoe (1979) forN larger than 30.D's for the glycerides deviate from the relationshipD N ^–2 toward the smaller values by comparison at the sameN. The exponent is pressure-dependent. It decreases with increasing pressure according to =–2.10–0.000942P, whereP is measured by the unit of bar. Plots of lnD vsP for all the diffusants show linear relationships with negative slopes, from which activation volume for the diffusion V was calculated. At 90°C, V increases slowly with increasingN and increasingV _Ki, the intrinsic molecular volume of the diffusant, from 39.3 cm³/mol for ethyl caprate (C ₁₃,V _Ki=136 cm³/mol) to 76.8 cm³/mol for behenyl behenate (C₄₅,V _Ki=466 cm³/mol). Observed V s are explainable on the basis of the reptation mode of the chain molecule diffusion. V s for C₂₅ and C₄₅ are found to increase with increasing degree of crystallinity where MDPE, heat-treated MDPE, LDPE, and HDPE were used. The results obtained by varying temperature are as follows. V for C₄₅ was always found to be larger than C₂₅. Both decreased linearly with increasing temperature, giving two linear lines with different slopes whose extensions intersected at 132°C, the melting point of the MDPE, where the difference in V disappeared. The apparent activation energiesE _Ds for the diffusion of C₂₅ and C₄₅ increased linearly with increasing pressure, whose slopes are explainable according toE _D=E ₀+PV [1-(dln V /dlnT) _P ].     

Preparation of cobalt doped γ-Fe2O3 and Mn-Zn ferrites by the thermal decomposition of the hydrazine precursors

Fine particle cobalt doped-Fe₂O₃ and Mn-Zn ferrites have been prepared by the thermal decomposition of N₂H₅Co _x Fe_1–x (N₂H₃COO)₃.H₂O wherex=1–10 atom% and (N₂H₅)₃Mn_xZn_1–x Fe₂(N₂H₃COO)₉· 3H₂O wherex=0.2–0.8, respectively. Formation of these oxide materials has been confirmed by thermogravimetry and X-ray powder diffraction patterns. The fine particle nature of these oxide materials is evident from particle size analysis and surface area measurements.

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Zusammenfassung Mit fein verteiltem Kobalt versetztes-Fe₂O₃ sowie Mn-Zn Ferrite wurden durch thermische Zersetzung von N₂H₅Co _x Fe_1–x (N₂H₃COO)₃·H₂O mit jc=1–10 Atomprozent bzw. (N₂H₅)₃Mn _x Zn_1–x Fe₂(N₂H₃COO)₉·3H₂O mitx=0,2–0,8 hergestellt. Die Bildung dieser Oxidstoffe wurde durch Thermogravimetrie und Pulverdiffraktionsmethoden bekräftigt. Die Feinkornstruktur dieser Oxidstoffe wird durch Korngrößenverteilungs- und Oberflächenmessungen augenscheinlich.

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N₂H₅Co _x Fe_1–x (N₂H₃COO)₃·H₂O, x-1–10 %, (N₂H₅)₃Mn _x Zn_1–x Fe₂(N₂H₃COO)₉ · 3H₂O, x=0,2–0,8, , , -Fe₂O₃ Mn-Zn . . .

     

Thermal behaviour of trimethoxy silane modified alkyl methacrylates

The paper deals with the thermal behaviour of trimethoxy silane (MTS) modified ethyl methacrylate (EMA) and butyl methacrylate (BMA). Several copolymer samples were prepared by varying the molar ratio of MTS with respect to EMA or BMA. The copolymerisation was carried out at 78 °C for 120 min using benzoyl peroxide as an initiator. Incorporation of MTS in alkyl methacrylates resulted in an increase in thermal stability. Hydrolytic cross-linking of copolymer having higher mole fraction of MTS gave a cross-linked product with better thermal stability.

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Zusammenfassung Vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem thermischen Verhalten von Äthylmethakrylat (EMA) und Bulhylmethakrylat (BMA), das mit Trimethoxysilan (MTS) modifiziert wurde. Unter Anwendung verschiedener Molverhältnisse von MTS und EMA bzw. BMA wurden einige Kopolymerproben hergestellt. Die Kopolymerisation wurde 120 Minuten lang bei 78 °C und mit Benzoylperpxid als Initiator durchgeführt. Der Einbau von MTS in Alkylmethakrylate führt zu einer Steigerung der thermischen Stabilität. Eine hydrolytische Vernetzung der Kopolymere mit größeren Molanteilen an MTS ergeben vernetzte Produkte mit verbesserter thermischer Stabilität.

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A constitutional diagram of the system VC0.88−HfC0.98−(MoC)

The system VC_0.88–HfC_0.98–MoC was investigated by means of melting point, differential-thermoanalytical, X-ray diffraction and metallographic techniques on hot pressed and heat treated as well as melted alloy specimens and a constitutional diagram from 1500°C through the melting range established.The small miscibility gap within the HfC–MoC system (T _c=1630°C) interacts at lower temperatures with the solvus in a monotectoid-like reaction at 1575°C. Additions of VC to the HfC–MoC solid solution gradually increase its critical temperature.Solid state phase behaviour and melting behaviour was established within the isopleths VC_0.88–MoC as well as within (V_0.5Hf_0.5)C–MoC and (V_0.75Hf_0.25)C–(Hf_0.75Mo_0.25)C.Phase equilibria within VC_0.88–HfC–MoC are characterized by an extreme large miscibility gap at 1500°C connecting the VC–HfC and HfC–MoC systems.Originating at the VC–HfC binary an eutectic trough proceeds into the VC–HfC–MoC ternary with rising temperatures, connecting the maximum critical point of the disappearing miscibility gap [(V_0.31Hf_0.49Mo_0.20)C] by a limiting tie line (2750±20°C). Isothermal sections have been calculated assuming regular solutions.With 5 Figures     

First and second thermodynamic mixing properties of ethylbenzene +n-alkanes: Experimental and theory

Isobaric expansibilities _P and isothermal compressibilities _T have been determined at 25 and 45°C for binary mixtures of ethylbenzene + n-tetradecane and + n-hexadecane and the corresponding excess functions (V ^E /T)_P and (V ^E /P)_T have also been obtained. With these data and supplementary literature values, the following second order mixing properties are also reported at 25°C: _S ^E , (V ^E /P)_T, C_V and (VT). All mixing quantities have been compared with the results obtained at 25°C by using the Prigogine-Flory-Patterson theory of liquid mixtures. The predicted values suggest that the ability of ethylbenzene as a breaker of the pure n-C_n orientations is similar to what we found for toluene and higher than for p-xylene.     

Studies on poly(ethylene terephthalate)/cotton blends by differential scanning calorimetry

DSC curves of polyster/cotton blends indicate that the glass transition temperature,T _g, of cotton varies with the blend composition. Standard curves for quality control purposes are presented and are based on either the cotton or PET transition peak areas. Factors that contribute to the size of the peak areas were determined: a composition coefficient factor and a thermal coefficient factor.

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Zusammenfassung Die DSC-Kurven von Polyster/Baumwoll-Gemischen zeigen, dass die Glas-Übergangstemperatur (T _g der Baumwolle sich mit der Zusammensetzung des Gemisches ändert. Standardkurven für Qualitätskontrollen werden gezeigt, welche auf den Übergangspeakflächen der Baumwolle oder des PETs beruhen. Die zur Grösse der Peakfläche beitragenden Faktoren wurden bestimmt: ein Zusammensetzungskoeffizient und ein thermischer Koeffizient.

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Résumé Les courbes DSC des combinaisons polyester/coton indiquent que la température de transition vitreuseT _g du coton varie avec la composition. On présente des courbes types pour le contrôle de la qualité d'après les surfaces des pics de transition du coton ou du PET. On a déterminé les facteurs qui influencent la dimension des surfaces des pics: l'un est en rapport avec la composition et l'autre avec le coefficient thermique.

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Thermal decomposition of alkylcyclohexane mixtures

Thermal decomposition of model alkylcyclohexane mixtures with different ratios of components has been investigated. The possibility to estimate the yield of reaction products by calculating the relative activities of a group of hydrocarbons is shown.

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Apparent molar heat capacities and volumes of electrolytes and ions int-butanol-water mixtures

The apparent molar volumes V and heat capacities C _p, of NaCl, LiCl, NaF, KI, NaBPh₄ and Ph₄PCl have been determined in solutions of H₂O containing up to 40 mass% t-butyl alcohol (TBA) by flow densitometry and flow microcalorimetry. Combination of these results with literature data allows calculation of V and C _p, for 16 ions in these mixtures using the assumption that _tX(Ph₄P⁺) = _tX(BPh ₄ ^– ) where X=V or C _p and _tX is the change in X for a species on transfer from H₂O to TBA-H₂O mixtures. These are the first reported single ion values for C _p, in a mixed solvent. While whole electrolyte volumes and heat capacities show relatively smooth changes with solvent composition, _tX(ion) exhibit two well-developed extrema at around 10 and 25 mass% TBA. The shape of the _tX(ion) curves shows considerable uniformity among the alkali metal cations and the halide ions but the extrema become more pronounced with increasing size among the tetraalkylammonium ions. These extrema are analogous to those observed in aqueous organic mixtures of surfactants and are probably indicative of microphase transitions in these strongly interacting solvent mixtures.     

Analogs of pyrimidine nucleosides

N₁-(-Tetrahydrofuranyl)- and N₁-(-tetrahydropyranyl)uracils and the corresponding 6-azauracils have been obtained by the condensation of bistrimethylsilyl derivatives of uracils and 6-azauracils with-chlorotetrahydrofuran and-chlorotetrahydropyran. The superiority of the silyl method over the mercury method used previously has been demonstrated.For part III, see [9].     

Zum Thermischen Verhalten von Alkylammonium- und Kalium-N-Alkylthiocarbamaten

Zusammenfassung Es wurde das thermische Verhalten von Alkylammonium- und Kalium-N-alkylthiocarbamaten der Zusammensetzung (RNH₃) (RHNCXY) mit X=Y=S oder X= S und Y= 0; R=n-C₃H₇,i-C₃H₇,n-C₄H₉,i-C₄H₉,c-C₆H₁₁ bzw. K(RHNCOS) mit R= CH₃ C₂H₅,n-C₃H₇,i-C₃H₇,n-C₄H₉,i-C₄H₉,c-C₆H₁₁ untersucht. Die Zersetzungsmechanismen zeigen bei allen untersuchten Verbindungen einen ähnlichen Charakter. Im Verlaufe der Thermolyse entstehen symmetrische Dialkylharn- bzw. -thioharnstoffe sowie Aminé, CS₂ (bzw. COS) und H₂S. Während sich die Alkylammoniumthiocarbamate ohne Rückstand zersetzen, verbleibt bei den Kaliummonothiocarbamaten Kaliumsulfat als Rückstand. Für den Prozeß der Harn- bzw. Thioharnstoffbildung während der ersten Abbaustufe der Alkylammoniumthiocarbamate wurden die Aktivierungsenergien berechnet.

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The thermal behaviours of alkylammonium and potassium N-alkylthiocarbamates of general formula (RNH₃) (RHNCXY) (where X= Y= S or X= S and Y= 0; R=n-C₃H₃,i-C₃H₃,n-C₄H₉,i-C₄H₉ orc-C₆H₁₁) and K(RHNCOS) (where R=CH₃, C₂H₅,n-C₃H₇,i-C₃H₇,n-C₄H₉,i-C₄H₉ orc-C₆H₁₁) were investigated. The decomposition mechanisms exhibit a similar character for all studied compounds. In the course of thermolysis symmetric dialkylureas and dialkylthioureas, as well as amines, CS₂ (or COS) and H₂S are formed. The alkylammonium thiocarbamates decompose without any residue, whereas with potassium monothiocarbamates potassium sulfate is left as a residue. For the process of urea and thiourea formation during the first step of decomposition, the activation energies were computed for some compounds.

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Résumé On a étudié le comportement thermique des N-alcoyl-thiocarbamates d'ammonium et de potassium de composition (RNH₃) (RHNCXY), avec X=Y=S ou X=S et Y=O; R=n-C₃H₇,i-C₃H₇,n-C₄H₉,i-C₄H₉,c-C₆H₁₁ ainsi que des composés K(RHNCOS) avec R=CH₃, C₂H₅,n-C₃H₇,i-C₃H₇,n-C₄H₉,i-C₄H₉,c-C₆H₁₁. Les mécanismes de décomposition montrent un caractère similaire pour tous les composés. Au cours de la thermolyse il se forme des dialcoylcarbamides symétriques ou des thiocarbamides ainsi que des amines, CS₂ (ou COS) et H₂S. Alors que les alcoylthiocarbamates d'ammonium se décomposent sans résidu, les monothiocarbamates de potassium donnent du sulfate de potassium comme résidu. On a calculé les énergies d'activation pour la réaction de formation de la carbamide ou de la thiocarbamide pendant la première étape de la décomposition des alcoylthiocarbamates d'ammonium.

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N- (RNH₃) ((RHNCXY), X=.Y=S X=S Y=; R=-₃₇, -₃₇, -C₄H₉, -₄₉, -₆₁₁ K(RHNCOS) c R=₃, ₂₅, -₃₇, -C₃H₇, -₄₉, o-C₄H₉ -₆₁₁. . : , CS₂ ( COS) H₂S. , . , .

     

n-Butane oxidation over a vanadium-phosphorus catalyst

The activity of vanadium-phosphorus oxide catalysts with respect to maleic anhydride formation in n-butane oxidation has been found to correlate with the concentration of V⁴⁺ ions in the catalysts. The steady catalytic activitv of the samples examined is achieved more rapidly upon prereduction.

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Transference Numbers of NaCl in Aqueous Mixtures with Organic Solvents of Moderate to Low Permittivities

Electromotive forces (emf) were measured in the transference cells: AgAgCl- Nacl (m₂) in Z NaCl (m₁) in ZAgClAg and Na_xHg_1-xNaCl (m₁) in Z NaCl (m₂) in ZNa_xHg_1-x (where Na_xHg_1-x denotes a flowing Na–amalgam electrode and Z an aqueous-organic solvent mixture) at various molalities m ₂ > m₁ of NaCl in Z = (ethylene glycol + water), (acetonitrile + water) and (1,4-dioxane + water), with mass fractions of the organic components 0.8. The transference number of Na⁺ in (ethylene glycol + water) and (1,4-dioxane + water) varies little with respect to that in pure water medium, whereas in (acetonitrile + water) it increases remarkably with increasing proportion of acetonitrile so as to approach equitransference, behavior similar to that previously found in (methanol + water) and in (ethanol + water). At acetonitrile mass fraction 0.6 NaCl is sufficiently close to equitransference to emerge as a useful salt bridge, nearly at the same level as the popular aqueous KCl.     

The kinetic energy components of LCAO-molecular orbitals: A comment on the “Electron-in-a-Box”-“LCAO-MO-Model” analogy

In many textbooks attention is drawn to the close analogy that seems to exist between the Electron-in-a-Box-wave functions _n and their LCAO-MO counterparts _J (J = n) for the movement of an electron in a -system. It is often implied that the wave lengths of _n and of _J (J = n) which satisfy to a high degree the relation =, have the same physical meaning. It is shown that this is not the case. for a linear system (e.g. a one-dimensional Electron-in-a-Box-model) is directly connected with the momentum of the electron and therefore with its kinetic energy according to the deBroglie relation. However, there is no such simple relationship between A and the corresponding kinetic energy component in LCAO-MO's _J . (The necessary two-center kinetic energy integrals have been computed for 1s-type atomic orbitals.)

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Zusammenfassung In vielen elementaren Textbüchern wird die Aufmerksamkeit auf die scheinbar enge Verwandtschaft hingelenkt, die zwischen den Wellenfunktionen _n für ein Electron-in-a-Box-Modell und den entsprechenden LCAO-MOs _J (J=n) für die Bewegung eines Elektrons in einem -System besteht. Unter anderem wird oft implizit angenommen, daß die Wellenlängen der Funktion _n und von _J (J=n), die weitgehend der Bedingung = genügen, die gleiche physikalische Bedeutung haben. In dieser Arbeit wird gezeigt, daß dies nicht der Fall ist. Für ein lineares System (z. B. ein eindimensionales Electron-in-a-Box-Modell) ist über die deBroglie'sche Beziehung direkt mit dem Impuls und damit mit der kinetischen Energie des Elektrons verknüpft. Im Gegensatz dazu existiert keine einfache Beziehung zwischen und der entsprechenden Komponenten der kinetischen Energie in einem LCAO-MO _J . (Die notwendigen Zweizentrenintegrale der kinetischen Energie wurden für Atomorbitale vom 1s-Typus berechnet.)

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Résumé Dans les textes élémentaires de chimie théorique on attire souvent l'attention sur l'analogie qui semble exister entre les fonctions d'onde _n pour un modèle «Electron-in-a-Box» et les fonctions correspondantes LCAO-MO _J (J=n) décrivant le mouvement d'un électron dans un système . En particulier cette comparaison implique que les «longueurs d'onde» de _n et de _J (J=n), qui satisfont pratiquement la relation =, ont la même signification physique. Dans ce travail on montre, que ceci n'est pas le cas. Pour un système linéaire (c.à.d. un modèle linéaire du type «Electron-in-a-Box») est reliée directement à la quantité de mouvement et par là à l'énergie cinétique, par la relation de deBroglie. Par contre on ne trouve pas une dépendance analogue entre et la composante correspondante de l'énergie cinétique dans une orbitale moléculaire LCAO _J. (Les intégrales bicentriques pour les composantes d'énergie cinétique nécessaires à ce calcul ont été déterminées pour des orbitales atomiques du type 1s.)

     

ESR investigation of the MgO?VCl4 system

The MgO–VCl₄ system was investigated by the ESR method. Reduction of VCl₄ by the MgO surface to V³⁺ and V²⁺ (partly) is postulated.

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MgO–VCl₄ , VCl₄ V⁺³ V⁺², MgO.