Chronopotentiometric measurements were used to study the diffusion of Mo3+ ions in various melts. The data, for 900 to 1100K, could be described by:

D (cm2/s) = 1.89 x 10-3 exp[-7.194(kcal/mol)/RT]

It was suggested that Mo3+ diffusion occurred because of their jumping from complex MoCl63- anions and into vacant sites of the surrounding cationic envelope; and back again.

Entropy of Diffusion Activation of Trivalent Mo in Salt Melts. O.A.Ryzhik: Tr. Tambov. Inst. Khim. Mashinostr., 1968, 2, 79-83

Table 94

Diffusion of Cl in Molten LiCl

 

Temperature (C)

D (cm2/s)

682

3.18 x 10-3

672

2.90 x 10-3

676

2.91 x 10-3

694

2.81 x 10-3

726

1.20 x 10-3

755

7.10 x 10-4

795

4.20 x 10-4

825

4.20 x 10-4