The x-values of the nonstoichiometric chemical formula, Cd1+xO have been measured by a quartz microbalance in the temperature range of 100 to 600℃ under oxygen pressures from 1 to 10-5atm. The x-values varied 0.00051 to 0.02410 in the above conditio...
The x-values of the nonstoichiometric chemical formula, Cd1+xO have been measured by a quartz microbalance in the temperature range of 100 to 600℃ under oxygen pressures from 1 to 10-5atm. The x-values varied 0.00051 to 0.02410 in the above conditions. The enthalpies of formation of excess cadmium in cadmium oxide, ΔHf, are 1.65 to 3.11Kcal/mole, and the positive values of ΔHf indicate that the reactions are the endothermic process. The plots of log x vs. log Po2 (or log x = 1/n log Po2) show linearity and 1/n values calculated from the slopes of the plots are -1/3.92 to - l/6.90 in the above conditions. The 1/n values are responsible for singly ionized excess cadmium at 100℃ and doubly ioni3ed excess cadmium im the temperature range of 500 to 600℃. It is considered the x-values are useful for the interpretation of the physical properties of the cadmium oxide.