Abstract
The dissociation of CO32− (pK = 2.4 ± 0.2) and precipitation of MgO (pLMgO = 10.66 ± 0.1) in a KBr melt at 800°C were studied potentiometrically with the use of a Pt(O2)|ZrO2|(Y2O3) membrane oxygen electrode. The direct calibration of the electrochemical circuit allowed only the equilibrium concentration of O2− (of strong bases) to be determined in the melt. The total concentration of oxygen-containing impurities, including CO32− and CO42− weak bases, can be found by the potentiometric titration of a sample of KBr by adding MgCl2 (Mg2+), a strong Lux-Flood acid, which causes the decomposition of these oxygen-containing anions. This reaction can also be used to remove oxo anions from alkali metal halide melts.
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