Abstract
The thermal conductivity of solutions of lithium, sodium, or potassium in liquid ammonia has been measured as a function of temperature and concentration. The conductivity shows a strong dependence on concentration and rises with increasing concentration to values of 30–60 mW/cm deg at saturation. Pure ammonia has a conductivity of 5 mW/cm deg. Two modes of heat transport, molecular and electronic, may be invoked to interpret the data. The molecular term follows a semiempirical equation often used for insulating liquids. The electronic heat conductivity obeys a Wiedemann—Franz law, with a Lorenz number about 75% of the free-electron value.
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