The conductivities of molten systems were determined by using an alternating current technique. It was found that the results could be described by quadratic functions of temperature (table 162). It was suggested that conduction in the melts involved octahedral complex formation and clustering.
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Table 162
Ionic Conductivity of NdCl3-CaCl2 Melts
σ = a + 10-3bT + 10-6cT2
NdCl3 (mol%) | Temperature (K) | a (S/cm) | b (S/cmK) | c (S/cmK2) |
0 | 1053-1078 | -5.044 | 9.085 | -2.303 |
12.3 | 1024-1074 | -22.668 | 42.195 | -18.029 |
25.1 | 978-1073 | -3.851 | 6.414 | -1.182 |
37.5 | 910-1072 | -3.633 | 5.932 | -1.050 |
49.7 | 954-1066 | -4.602 | 7.951 | -2.216 |
62.5 | 975-1072 | -5.051 | 8.859 | 2.767 |
74.9 | 995-1057 | -3.009 | 4.814 | -0.869 |
87.1 | 1021-1073 | -4.204 | 7.154 | -2.136 |