Oxidation of element 102, nobelium, with flow electrolytic column chromatography on an atom-at-a-time scale.
We report here on the successful oxidation of element 102, nobelium (No), on an atom-at-a-time scale in 0.1 M alpha-hydroxyisobutyric acid (alpha-HIB) solution using a newly developed technique, flow electrolytic column chromatography. It is found that the most stable ion, No(2+), is oxidized to No(3+) within 3 min and that the oxidized No complex with alpha-HIB holds the trivalent state in the column above an applied potential of 1.0 V.
Toyoshima
Atsushi
A
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan. toyoshima.atsushi@jaea.go.jp
Kasamatsu
Yoshitaka
Y
Tsukada
Kazuaki
K
Asai
Masato
M
Kitatsuji
Yoshihiro
Y
Ishii
Yasuo
Y
Toume
Hayato
H
Nishinaka
Ichiro
I
Haba
Hiromitsu
H
Ooe
Kazuhiro
K
Sato
Wataru
W
Shinohara
Atsushi
A
Akiyama
Kazuhiko
K
Nagame
Yuichiro
Y