Discreteness-of-charge effects in electrode kinetics. III. The electroreduction of aquopentamminochromium(III) cation in the presence of specifically adsorbed iodide anions

Abstract

The kinetics of electroreduction of the aquopentamminochromium(III) cation have been studied at a Hg electrode in acidified aqueous solutions of NaI+ NaClO4 with an ionic strength of 0.25 M. The rate of reaction increased with increase in iodide concentration due to the accelerating effect of this anion when it is adsorbed on the electrode. Analysis of the double layer effect indicates that the rate acceleration is greater than that predicted by the Frumkin theory chiefly because the reaction site is closer to the electrode than to the outer Helmholtz plane.