Étude quantitative d'équilibres chimiques en solution dans les sels fondus par spectrophotométrie d'absorption: Application au neptunium

The following reactions: NpO₂⁺+4 HCl ? Np⁴⁺ + 2 H₂O + $\text{1}\text{2}$ Cl₂ + 3Cl^- NpO₂⁺+$\text{1}\text{2}$ Cl₂ ? NpO₂²⁺ +Cl^- 2HCl+O^2- ? H₂O +Cl^- have been examined quantitatively. The reactions were studied in fused LiCl-KCl sparged with gas mixtures of definite compositions. The concentrations of the diffrent neptunium species were measured by absorption spectrophotometry. The values of respective equilibrium constants are: K = (9.3±0.4)· 10^-6 atm(^{-$\text{1}\text{2}$}); K₁ = (2.3±0.1)·10^-2 atm(^{-$\text{1}\text{2}$}); k = 10^3.8 1 mol^-1 atm^-1 The standard potential of the system NpO₂²⁺ / NpO₂⁺ was determinedto be E⁰ = 0.220 V (vs.standard chlorine electrode).