Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

, Volume 262, Issue 3, pp 629–632 | Cite as

Two predominance-region diagrams for plutonium

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Abstract

Two predominance-region diagrams for plutonium are illustrated. One diagram plots the pH vs. the equilibrium fraction of hexavalent plutonium. The other diagram plots the equilibrium fraction of tetravalent plutonium vs. the plutonium oxidation number. Both diagrams define the boundaries of the regions where tri-, tetra-, penta-, and hexavalent plutonium are the predominant species. In each diagram, the two principal triple points are located at the intersections of three predominance-region boundary lines.

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Oxidation Physical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Penta Plutonium 
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© Akadémiai Kiadó 2004

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos AlamosUSA

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