Radiokinetic study on the nucleation of some crystals containing55+59Fe3+ ions in agar and gelatine

Abstract

The paper presents a radiokinetic study on the appearance and growth of*Fe2S3,*Fe(OH)3,*Fe2(C2O4)3,*Fe(IO3)3 crystals in a colloidal medium of agar and gelatine. The values of the diffusion constants through gels of55+59Fe3+ radioactive cations and of the rate of global growth process of these crystals in agar or gelatine were calculated using the experimental data. A new method for the determination of the starting time for the complex nucleation process was proposed. The formation rate of crystals under study decreases in the order:*Fe(OH)3>*Fe(IO3)3>*Fe2S3>*Fe2(C2O4)3, in agar medium and*Fe(OH)3>*Fe(IO3)3>*FeC2O4)3>*FeS3, in gelatine medium.