Structural Study on Molten (7Li, K)Cl and (7Li, Na, K)Cl of the Eutectic Composition by Pulsed Neutron Diffraction
1988 ◽
Vol 43
(11)
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pp. 961-964
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Abstract Pulsed neutron diffraction Pulsed neutron diffraction measurements have been performed on molten (7Li, K)C1 and (7Li, Na, K)Cl mixtures of the eutectic composition to determine the nearest neighbour distance between Li+ and Cl- ions. Owing to the negative scattering length of the 7Li nucleus, this contribution becomes negative in the radial distribution function and can be separated from the other contributions. The nearest neighbour distance between Li+ ion and Cl- ion is found to be 240 pm in both the binary and ternary mixtures.