Stock solution of ozone was prepared by bubbling the effluent from an Erwin Sander (V) ozonator through an aqueous HClO 4 solution. Ozone concentrations of (2.5Ϫ3.0) ϫ 10 Ϫ4 M were achieved without any special procedure. The ozone concentration was determined spectrophotometrically at its maximum absorption wavelength, max ϭ 260 nm, using an
ApparatusFor the kinetic studies a Hi-Tech SF 51 Stopped-flow spectrophotometer (SFS) with UV and VIS lamps was used. This instrument has a mixing time of about 1 -2 ms, which enables us to measure rate constants in the range of 0.01 -700 s Ϫ1 . Both the ozone and ABSTRACT: The temperature dependence of the oxidation kinetics of Fe 2ϩ by O 3 at pH 0 -3 was studied by stopped-flow technique in the temperature range 5 -40°C. Activation parameters of the reactions involved in formation and decay of the ferryl ion (iron(IV)), FeO 2ϩ are determined. The reaction of Fe 2ϩ ϩ FeO 2ϩ was found to branch into two channels forming iron(III)-dimer, Fe(OH) 2 Fe 4ϩ , and Fe 3ϩ . The yield of the dimer, Fe(OH) 2 Fe 4ϩ , increases with temperature on the expense of the Fe 3ϩ yield. On the basis of the overall rate constant and relative yield of Fe(OH) 2 Fe 4ϩ the activation energy is determined for both channels. The activation parameters of the hydrolysis of the ferryl ion and its reaction with H 2 O 2 were also determined.