The electrochemistry of gold in acid aqueous solutions containing chloride ions |
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Authors: | J Herrera Gallego CE Castellano AJ Calandra AJ Arvia |
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Institution: | Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquimicas Teóricas y Aplicadas, División Electroquimica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata (Argentina) |
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Abstract: | Results obtained with differently prepared gold electrodes in acid solutions containing chloride ion at temperatures ranging from 22 to 65°C are reported. Potentiostatic techniques and rotating disc electrodes were employed. The anodic dissolution, the onset of passivity and the cathodic deposition of the metal are investigated under different experimental conditions. The anodic dissolution of Au is discussed in terms of possible reaction mechanisms involving the participation of different adsorbed species. The onset of passivation is related to the depletion of chloride ion at the reaction interface. The experimental voltammograms can be reporduced by means of an equation which considers the diffusion of chloride ion, the activation polarization related to the dissolution of Au and the establishment of passivity. |
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