Abstract
The rates of the exchange reactions of chlorine atoms with hydrogen chloride and with deuterium chloride were measured as a function of temperature. Chlorine atoms were produced by photodecomposition of chlorine gas and their relative concentration was monitored by their reaction with deuterium: Cl+D 2→DCl+D. The temperature dependence of the logarithm of the ratio of rates was found to be nonlinear in the temperature range of 30° to 150°C. Various attempts to calculate the isotope effect assuming different types of tunneling are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1799-1807 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1964 |
Externally published | Yes |