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A. P. Malinauskas, J. W. Gooch, Jr., J. D. Redman
Nuclear Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | January 1970 | Pages 52-57
Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28633
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The previously reported enhanced volatility of tellurium dioxide due to water vapor has been confirmed over the temperature range 825 to 970°K through vapor pressure measurements with a mass transport apparatus. Investigations of the temperature dependence of the characteristic equilibrium constant yield a value of 30.4 kcal/ mole for the heat of the (assumed) reaction TeO2(s) + H2O(g) = TeO(OH)2(g). Attempts to identify the gaseous hydroxide species through mass spectrometry were unsuccessful. Mass spectrometer studies of TeO2 vapor, however, indicate ∼20% dimer formation within the temperature range 920 to 1050°K.