Reduction of silver(II) oxide by the solvent in acid media.
The reaction of silver(II) oxide with water to yield silver(I) ions and oxygen is an important side-reaction in procedures which use silver(II) oxide as the oxidant. This reaction has been examined in solutions which were 0.01-1M in respect to sulphuric or perchloric acid. The rate of reduction varied directly with the amount of solid added and was a complex function of the concentrations of hydrogen ions, silver(I) ions and anions present. The kinetic results have been used to postulate a mechanism for the reaction.
Lloyd
C P
CP
Chemistry Department, University of Newcastle, Shortland, N.S.W., Australia.
Pickering
W F
WF