Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Vol.413, No.1-2, 37-42, 1996
The Collective Mobility of Protons and Deuterons in Mixtures of Light and Heavy-Water
A model description is presented of the conductance of H+ + D+ in mixed H2O + D2O solution. The result of a mathematical derivation agrees very well with the non-linear dependence of the conductance on the isotopic mixing ratio, known since 1935, and that has never been explained satisfactorily. The experimental diffusion coefficient varies similarly.
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