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The present paper gives an account of different aspects of the tracer diffusion of Cs+ ions in alkali metal bromides. We have measured the diffusion coefficients, D, of cesium ions in 1% agar gel medium at 25 ∘C using a zone-diffusion technique over a concentration range of 5 × 10−5 to 0.1 mol,dm−3. The values of the diffusion coefficients were found to deviate from theory, which are explained on the basis of different types of interactions occurring in the ion-gel-water system. The study is also focused on the effect of alkali metal bromides on the obstruction effect and activation energy for the tracer-diffusion of cesium ions in agar gel medium. It is observed that both parameters, extent of obstruction, ∝, and activation energy, E, decrease with increasing charge density of the cation of the supporting electrolyte. The influence of these trends is explained on the basis of competitive hydration between the ions and agar molecules, and the relative distortion in the water structure that is brought about by these different ions and agar molecules.
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Gokarn, N.A., Rajurkar, N.S. Diffusion of Cesium Ions in Agar Gel Containing Alkali Metal Bromides. J Solution Chem 35, 1673–1685 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-006-9084-3
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