Electrotransport of carbon in molybdenum and uranium |
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Authors: | F A Schmidt O N Carlson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Ames Laboratory-ERDA, Iowa State University, 50010 Ames, IA |
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Abstract: | The electrotransport velocity of carbon in molybdenum and uranium was measured over a temperature range slightly below their
melting points. Carbon was found to have a positive effective valence of 2.26 to 1.74 in molybdenum over the temperature range
of 1890 to 2320°C and a negative value of - 5.0 in γ-uranium between 850 and 1000°C. The effective valences of nitrogen and
oxygen were also observed to be positive in molybdenum and negative in uranium but their magnitudes were not determined. The
diffusion coefficients for carbon in both metals were determined over the same temperature ranges.14Carbon was used as a tracer in the molybdenum work. The diffusion coefficient for carbon in molybdenum is described by the
equationD = D
0 exp (-†H/RT) whereD
0 and †H are 0.033 cm2/s and 153 kJ/mole (36.60 kcal/mole), respectively. The values forD
0 and †H for carbon in γ-uranium were determined as 0.218 cm2/s and 123 kJ/mole (29.40 kcal/mole), respectively. Electrotransport was shown to be an effective method of purifying a small
amount of each metal with regard to carbon as indicated by resistance ratio measurements and chemical analysis. A correlation
is also presented showing the relationship between the atomic size of the solvent metal and the sign of the effective charge
of the migrating solute. |
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