X-ray Diffraction Studies on Supercooled Aqueous Lithium Bromide and Lithium Iodide Solutions
Abstract X-ray diffraction measurements were performed on liquid LiBr • 5H2O and Lil • 5H2O at temperatures from -30 to 25 °C. The total radial distribution functions did show that on supercooling the hydration shell of the halide ions becomes more structured, while that of the lithium ions becomes distorted. The larger the halide ion, the stronger becomes the water-water interaction around halide ions with lowering temperature. However, the distance between the water molecules in the hydration shells of the halide ions depends little on their size. On the basis of the present results, together with those of our previous investigation on LiCl • 5H2O at temperatures from - 135 to 100°C, the effects of temperature and the size of the halide ions on the structure of the solution are discussed.