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ORNL-4191 - the Molten Salt Energy Technologies Web Site

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U(II1) at approximately - 1.2 v vs a platinum quasireference<br />

electrode. For voltammetry with linearly<br />

varying potential, <strong>the</strong> peak current (i ) at 5OOOC is<br />

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given by <strong>the</strong> Randles-Sevcik equation as<br />

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where v is <strong>the</strong> rate of voltage scan (v/sec) and <strong>the</strong><br />

symbols n: A, D, and C represent electron change,<br />

electrode area (cm2>, diffusion coefficient (cm ’/<br />

sec), and concentration of electroactive species<br />

(niules/crn 3> respectively. The peak current is<br />

proportional to <strong>the</strong> concentration of uranium and<br />

also to <strong>the</strong> square root of <strong>the</strong> rate of voltage scan<br />

(v””) from approximately 0.02 to 1 v/sec. The

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