Abstract
The equilibrium optical density, due to a higher manganese chloride, of a solution of manganese- (II) in concentrated hydrochloric acid oxidized by chlorine obeys the relation D = Ke[Mn++] [Cl2]1/2, implying that the colored species is a chloro-complex of manganese(III) formed by the reaction Mn+++ 1/2Cl2= MnIII+ Cl−. The extinction coefficients of manganese(III) were measured, and the equilibrium constant, K = [MnIII]/[Mn++][Cl2]1/2(liter/moles),1/2in 10.1 F hydrochloric acid was evaluated as 0.19 (25°) and 0.33 (0°). There is no optical interaction absorption in mixed solutions of manganese(II) and (III). Spectrophotometric evidence for the formation of chloro-complexes of manganese(II) is presented. The ratio of the amount of tripositive manganese to the amount of chlorine formed by the reaction of permanganate with a manganese(II) solution in hydrochloric acid has been investigated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4744-4748 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 1950 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry