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The conductivity of aqueous zinc chloride solutions

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The conductivity of aqueous zinc chloride reaches a maximum of 10.7 Ω−1 m−1 at 3.7 M ZnCl2. Measurements on chlorinated ZnCl2 showed that at low chlorine concentrations, the conductivity increased linearly with the square root of the chlorine concentration. The increase was due to the three species: dissolved chlorine, Cl −3 and HClO. Ammonium chloride additions increased the conductivity of aqueous zinc chloride substantially.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, CB2 3QZ, Cambridge, UK

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Thomas, B.K., Fray, D.J. The conductivity of aqueous zinc chloride solutions. J Appl Electrochem 12, 1–5 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01112058

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