The vapor of the
normalNaI‐ScI3
system was investigated under equilibrium conditions in the temperature range from 613 to 848 K by using Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry with a one‐ and a two‐compartment Knudsen cell.
normalNaI/ScI3
samples of the compositions
xnormalNaI=0.25 normaland 0.75
were studied with the one‐compartment cell. The gaseous species
normalNaI
,
false(normalNaI)2
,
ScI3
,
false(ScI3)2
,
NaScI4
, and
Na2ScI5
were present in the vapor. Their partial pressures were employed in a second‐law evaluation yielding for the first time reliable thermodynamic data on the gas phase chemistry of the
normalNaI‐ScI3
system. The enthalpy and entropy changes of the reactionsNaScI4)(normalg⇄normalNaI)(normalg+ScI3)(normalgfalse)false[1false]
Na2ScI5)(normalg⇄2normalNaI)(normalg+ScI3)(normalg false[2false]
NaI2)(normalg+normalScI32)(normalg⇄2NaScI4)(normalg false[3false]resulted as
normalΔH2980=228±5 kJ mol−1
,
normalΔS2980=165±8Jmol−1 K−1
for reaction Eq. [1];
normalΔH2980=388±9 kJ mol−1
,
normalΔS2980=310±13Jmol−1 K−1
for reaction Eq. [2]; and
normalΔH2980=−87±6 kJ mol−1
,
normalΔS2980=−31±8Jmol−1 K−1
for reaction Eq. [3]. The following equilibrium constants were obtained for the dissociation reactions Eq. [1] and [2]logKnormalp=−11,652 1/)(T/K+8.0533 normalfor Eq.false[1false])(613–848KandlogKp=−19,747 1/)(T/K+15.088 normalfor Eq.false[2false])(623–848KThe data are discussed generally as well as with respect to their significance for chemical vapor transport in metal halide lamps and for the prediction of the dissociation enthalpy of gaseous heterocomplexes by a semiempirical rule.