Abstract
The kinetics of the reaction of oxygen with ammonium sulfite in aqueous solution have been studied by the rapid-mixing method of Hartridge and Roughton at 30°C. The rate of oxidation of ammonium sulfite was found to be approximately twice as low as that of sodium sulfite. The experimental findings showed that the reaction rate was zero order with respect to oxygen and three-halves order with respect to sulfite, and the promoting effect of cobalt ions was proportional to the square root of the total concentration of cobalt added to the reacting solution. The apparent activation energy for the overall oxidation was calculated to be 21·5 kcal per gmole. A reaction mechanism has been proposed and a rate expression derived is in good agreement with the experimental data.
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