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Dynamic ionic radius of alkali metal ions in aqueous solution: a pulsed-field gradient NMR study
Kikuko Hayamizu1, Yusuke Chiba2, Tomoyuki Haishi3
1Institute of Applied Physics, Tsukuba University Tennodai Tsukuba 305-8573 Japan hayamizu.k3@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The dynamic behavior of alkali metal ions, Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+ and Cs+ in aqueous solutions is one of the most important topics in solution chemistry. Since these alkali metals contain nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) active nuclei, it is possible to directly measure the diffusion constants of the alkali metal ions using the pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR method. In this paper, the 7Li, 23Na, 87Rb, 133Cs and 1H resonances are observed for diffusion constants in aqueous solution and the solvent H2O. Until now, the values of the diffusion constant have been lacking when discussing hydration effects around alkali metal ions. It is known that the static ionic radius (R ion) increases with increasing the atomic number, and the experimental diffusion constants also increase with increasing the atomic number, which is opposite to the Stokes-Einstein (SE) relation. It suggests that alkali metal ions diffuse through a space of 10-6 m accompanying the hydrated spheres with a time interval of 10-3 s. For each alkali metal ion, the dynamic ionic radius is evaluated.
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