Abstract
In a recent paper, Weiss1 has given an estimate of the electron affinity of the ClO molecule, by a method which makes use of existing thermochemical data on the chlorine oxides and oxyacids. A necessary datum in the scheme of Weiss is the dissociation-energy of ClO, for which he chooses a value of 30ยท4 kcal. mol.โ1, quoting an early paper of Goodeve and Wallace2. Weiss appears to have overlooked a more recent publication by Goodeve and Marsh3, in which the authors deduce that the ClO dissociation-energy is about 67 kcal. mol.โ1.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Weiss, Trans. Farad. Soc., 43, 173 (1947).
Goodeve and Wallace, Trans. Farad. Soc., 26, 255 (1930).
Goodeve and Marsh, J. Chem. Soc., 1332 (1939).
See, for example, Skinner, Trans. Farad. Soc., 41, 645 (1945).
See, for example, Weiss, Trans. Farad. Soc., 31, 966 (1935). Dwyer and Oldenberg, J. Chem. Phys., 12, 351 (1944).
Bernal and Fowler, J. Chem. Phys., 1, 515 (1933).
Vier and Mayer, J. Chem. Phys., 12, 28 (1944).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
SKINNER, H. The Electron Affinity of ClO. Nature 160, 716โ717 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160716a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/160716a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.