Chemical reactions in alkali metals

Ab initio prediction of the structures and stabilities of the hyperaluminum molecules: Al3O and square-planar Al4O

“…(2) Although we predict A130 to have a substantially lower dissociation energy than A140 (e.g., 19.9 versus 45.5 kcal/mol, respectively, for loss of an A1 atom), there only is mass spectrometric evidence for the former as yet.20 A deliberate search for A140 experimentally should be successful.…”

Review—Evolution of the Development of In-Sodium Oxygen Sensor and Its Present Status

“…The threshold concentration levels of oxygen in sodium for the formation of corrosion products are determined by thermochemical stability of various ternary oxides of Na-M-O systems (M = alloying elements in steels), which take part in corrosion and mass transfer. 2,3 The sources for oxygen in liquid sodium in the primary coolant circuit of the reactor are the oxygen and moisture impurities present in argon used for cover gas circuits and adsorbed moisture from the fresh surfaces of the components on their introduction into sodium. In case of the secondary circuit, significant amounts of oxygen could be introduced into liquid sodium if a steam leak occurs at the steam generator.…”

Oxygen measurements in stagnant lead–bismuth eutectic using electrochemical sensors

“…Such tests were performed with Bi/Bi 2 O 3 and Pt/air sensors using the modified EMF method presented first by Wagner [2]. Detailed descriptions are given in reviews [3,4]. Calculations regarding the EMF(T, c O ) dependencies of particular sensor types are necessary for the calibration.…”

“…Calculations regarding the EMF(T, c O ) dependencies of particular sensor types are necessary for the calibration. Activity scaling for dissolved oxygen in LBE according to Borgstedt, Shmatko [4,5] was used here. Other approaches (i.e.…”