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 163). It was suggested that conduction in the melts involved octahedral complex formation and clustering.
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Table 163
Ionic Conductivity of NdCl3-KCl Melts
σ = a + 10-3bT + 10-6cT2
NdCl3 (mol%) | Temperature (K) | a (S/cm) | b (S/cmK) | c (S/cmK2) |
12.4 | 973-1073 | -3.046 | 6.396 | -1.936 |
25.0 | 987-1064 | -1.456 | 3.002 | -0.465 |
36.6 | 952-1052 | -2.660 | 5.158 | -1.560 |
51.6 | 896-1053 | -2.486 | 4.584 | -1.234 |
62.2 | 892-1047 | -2.356 | 3.765 | -0.608 |
75.1 | 969-1071 | -2.399 | 3.661 | -0.491 |
87.6 | 1008-1068 | -8.427 | 15.388 | -6.250 |
100.0 | 1061-1092 | -2.224 | 3.319 | -0.381 |