Oscillopolarographic methods were used to study the diffusion of Tl+ in the molten eutectic. The diffusivity, at temperatures ranging from 651 to 813K, could be described by:

log [D (cm2/s)] = 2.512 – 1420/T(K)

and the activation energy was equal to 26.55kJ/mol.

Oscillopolarographic Study of the Temperature Dependences of Diffusion Coefficients for a Series of Chlorides in LiCl-KCl. I.I.Naryshkin, V.P.Yurkinskii: Elektrokhimiya, 1969, 5[6], 871-2

 

Table 109

Diffusion of U in LiCl-KCl Melts at 728K

 

Material

Method

D(cm2/s)

LiCl-KCl-UCl3

cyclic voltammetry

8.1 x 10-5

LiCl-KCl-UCl3

chronopotentiometry

3.47 x 10-4

LiCl-KCl-UCl3-UCl4

cyclic voltammetry

1.5 x 10-6

LiCl-KCl-UCl3-UCl4

chronopotentiometry

3.17 x 10-5