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Abstract

The kinetics and mechanism of the redox reaction of V(II) ions with trichloroacetic acid were studied in the medium of 0.04-2.0M-HClO. The results of kinetic measurements were compared with the analogous oxidation of U(III) ions with trichloroacetic acid, and the exchange rate constant for the reaction U³⁺ + ^*U⁴⁺ → U⁴⁺ + ^*U³⁺ was calculated. The influence of binary mixtures on the kinetic parameters of the reaction and the application of the Marcus' equation show that the oxidation of V²⁺ions with trichloroacetic acid proceeds by an outer-sphere mechanism.