Equilibrium constants nickel chloride complexes

Amine-extraction equilibria can also be modeled by chemical-reaction equilibrium constants. Figure 8.3-3 indicates that cations such as iron(IIl), zinc, cobelt(ll) and coppeifU) exhibit high distribution coefficients with chloride solutions, wherese nickel. iron(II), and manganese are not extracted to any great extent. The besis for the differences in distribution coefficients lies mainly in the tendency for the former group of cations to fonn chloride complexes. Stability constants for these complexes are available in the literature,11 and they can be used to develop quantitative phase-equilibrium models. 

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