Abstract

AbstractThe measurement of electrical conductivity for the investigation of the number of water molecules present in the hydrated barium oxalate, and barium cadmium oxalate lattice have been carried out in the temperature range 30 to 415 °C. The dehydration temperature and the number of water molecules jettisoned out of the structure at a particular temperature is estimated from the sharp increase in conductivity at these points. The almost abrupt increase of conductivity is attributed to the increase in the number of mobile charge carriers viz., H+ and OH− ions generated from the escaping water molecules. Samples in the form of pellets with and without silver paste applied, showed different behaviour with respect to conductivity of the material upto the completion of dehydration. The study of electrical conductivity in association with the thermal behaviour has been used to understand the mechanism of conduction.

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