Abstract:In recent work, we have deduced that berkelium and gadolinium, which have 4f and 5f with half-filled configurations, also display similar diffusion properties. Results, using self-diffusion coefficients to study thermodynamic properties, show very similar behavior, which is understood given their similarities in charge, ionic size, mobility, conductance, and hydration number. In this paper we undertook a study of Gd 3+ as an aid for deducing the thermodynamics properties of the Bk 3+ .In first part we compare magnitudes of transport (self-diffusion coefficient) of the trivalent aquo ions of Gd III for two concentrations, C 1 = 2 10 -4 mol.L -1 , C 2 = 10 -3 mol.L -1 , and in perchlorate and nitrate media . In second part,
The variation of D versus pH shows three zonesWe changed the NO 3 -counter ion with ClO 4 -,and found that measurements must be carried in perchloric acid medium so as to avoid pairing phenomena. Using association constants between Gd 3+ and NO 3 -, and a hydration constant, we estimated self-diffusion coefficients for Gd(NO 3 ) 2+ and Gd(OH) 2+ .The results justified our choice of working at pH = 2.5 which constitute an optimum condition to avoid hydrolysis and pairing phenomena. Our results were confirmed by mobility measurements using an electro migration technique.