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11.5 Reactions of ions in solutions 238<br />

11.5 Reactions of ions in solutions<br />

Reactions of ionic species in liquids are one exception to the rule that reactions in the<br />

liquid phase usually have similar rates as in the gas phase (the other exception being<br />

electron transfer reactions). The reason is that the charged species are very sensitive<br />

to their environment, in particular solvation. Changes of the charge distribution are<br />

accompanied by correspondingly large solvation shell rearrangements.<br />

11.5.1 Effect of the ionic strength of the solution<br />

The main effect arises from the stabilization of shielding every ion in solution by the oppositely<br />

charged ”ionic atmosphere” or “ion cloud” (⇒ Debye-Hückel theory, Appendix<br />

??).<br />

I<br />

Equilibrium constant for<br />

hAB ‡ i<br />

:<br />

‡ = ‡ <br />

<br />

= ‡ <br />

<br />

£<br />

<br />

‡ ¤<br />

[][]<br />

(11.56)<br />

I<br />

Activity coefficient from Debye-Hückel theory:<br />

log = − 2 12<br />

(11.57)<br />

with (for water at =298K, according to Debye-Hückel theory)<br />

=0509 l 12 mol −12 (11.58)<br />

I<br />

Ionic strength:<br />

= 1 X<br />

2 (11.59)<br />

2<br />

<br />

11.5.2 Kinetic salt effect<br />

I<br />

TST rate constant:<br />

[ ]<br />

<br />

= £ ‡ ‡¤ = ‡ <br />

‡ [][] (11.60)<br />

‡ <br />

Defining 0 as the rate constant for the ideal solution, where all =1, this becomes<br />

= 0<br />

<br />

‡ <br />

(11.61)

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