Laboratory of the Lever's ZepAMaatschappij N.V., Vlaardingen V a n 't Hoff Lzboratory, University of Utreclht Many metal ions form soluble complexes with pyro-and tripolyphosphate. Complex dormation entails a decrease in pH. By measuring the f l and in some cases the concentratism of free metal ions, equilibrium constants for a number of metal-phosphate complexes were determined a t 25" and at 40". Activity corrections were applied. T h e tendency to form complexmes increases in the following order:Cs-K-Na
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