VOLTAIC CELLS IN FUSED SALTS: PART II. THE SYSTEMS: (a) SILVER – SILVER CHLORIDE, LEAD – LEAD CHLORIDE; (b) SILVER – SILVER CHLORIDE, ZINC – ZINC CHLORIDE; AND (c) SILVER – SILVER CHLORIDE, NICKEL – NICKELOUS CHLORIDE

Abstract

Using a reversible silver – silver chloride reference electrode, described in the first paper of this series, standard electrode potentials have been established for the systems lead – lead chloride, zinc – zinc chloride, and nickel – nickelous chloride, in melts containing equimolar quantities of KCl and NaCl. Deviations from ideality were observed, and these were attributed to the formation of complexes. Dissociation constants for the complexes were calculated. The effect of temperature on the electromotive forces of the voltaic cells was also measured, and the heats of the cell reactions were calculated from the data.