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Nonequilibrium method for estimating the first hydrolysis constant of tetravalent plutonium

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Six discrete formulas are used to estimate the equilibrium constant of the first hydrolysis reaction of tetravalent plutonium. They apply the pH, the oxidation number, one equilibrium constant, and fractions of two of the plutonium oxidation states. The new formulas are not restricted to the equilibrium condition.

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Silver, G.L. Nonequilibrium method for estimating the first hydrolysis constant of tetravalent plutonium. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 283, 815–817 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0417-8

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