Abstract
Abstract In this study, interaction of dilute metal chloride solutes in molten eutectic LiCl-KCl was studied via equilibrium potential measurements. Open circuit potential (OCP) was measured between a pure iron rod and a Ag/AgCl reference electrode with concentration of FeCl2 varying from 0.2-1 mol% at 530oC. The Nernst equation was used to calculate activity coefficient of FeCl2 based on OCP. Measurements were made in LiCl-KCl-FeCl2 with and without additions of 0.5 mol% CsCl, NaCl, and LaCl3. The activity coefficient of FeCl2 was found to be unaffected by these small concentrations of CsCl, LaCl3, and NaCl. However, there was observed evidence that the activity coefficient of FeCl2, above 0.8 mol% Fe, may be affected by the presence of LaCl3 at higher concentrations beginning around 0.5 mol% La. Over the full range of conditions tested, the activity coefficient of FeCl2 in molten LiCl-KCl ranged from 2.95x10-5 to 1.01x10-4.
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