THE STATE OF CHROMIUM (III) ION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

So far few systematic studies on the hydrolytic polymerization of Cr(Ⅲ) were reported because of inertness of the ion and complication of the process. We studied it in equilibrium by pH method systematically in a wide concentration range (0.0002—0.32 M). The results show that, in the low concentration range, the composition of the polynuclear hydrolysis products may be represented as [Cr_3(OH)_4] (OH)_n (n=1,2,3); in the medium range, the composition of products as Cr[Cr(OH)_2]_n~((3+n))~+ (n=1,2,3); in the high range, the composition of products as Cr[Gr(OH)]_n~((3+2n))~+ (n=1, 2), and in the intermediate range between medium and high range where the hydrolysis system is in a transition state, the composition of products as [Cr_3(OH)_3]~(6+) and [Cr_3(OH)_4]~(5+). The values of hydrolysis constants of the identical species measured in different Cr concentration ranges and calculated by different methods were found in good agreement with each other. A predominance-arca diagram was made by using the hydrolysis constants obtained.