A study was made, of the self-diffusion of 110mAg in single crystals, by using serial sectioning and activity measurement of the remaining specimen. The results (table 28) showed that, in the presence of colloidal Ag, the Ag diffusivity was much lower than that in pure crystals.

Effect of Colloidal Ag on the Diffusion of Ag in AgCl. M.Guillemin, C.G.Boissonnas, J.G.Fernandez-Garcia: Chimia, 1969, 23[11], 409-11

 

Table 25

Ratio of the Self-Diffusion Coefficients of 110mAg Ions

in AgCl Containing CdCl2 to those in Pure AgCl

 

CdCl2 (mol%)

Temperature (C)

Dc/Dp

0.012

200

1.88

0.012

250

0.95

0.012

300

0.76

0.012

350

0.79

0.06

200

6.28

0.06

250

3.00

0.06

300

0.96

0.06

350

0.86

0.5

200

68

0.5

250

15.6

0.5

300

4.84

0.5

350

2.10

1.0

200

165

1.0

250

35

1.0

300

12.2

1.0

350

5.03

2.5

200

343

2.5

250

87

2.5

300

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