KINETICS OF SILVER – SILVER ION EXCHANGE

Abstract
The kinetics of silver – silver ion exchange have been studied with etched silver foils. The results indicate that several different rates of reaction occur on a single specimen. This may be interpreted to indicate the presence of crystal faces of different orientations, each of which exchange at a given rate. Interchange of ions in solution with radioactive ions adsorbed on the metal surface was not distinguishable from exchange between ions in solution and active atoms of the metal. When adsorbed silver ions were electrodeposited, the resulting metal surface exhibited a completely heterogeneous character with respect to exchange.

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