A calculation formula for determining the specific heat capacity of solid compound with an improved RD496-Ⅲ microcalorimeter was derived. The calorimetric constant and precision determined by the Joule effect were （...A calculation formula for determining the specific heat capacity of solid compound with an improved RD496-Ⅲ microcalorimeter was derived. The calorimetric constant and precision determined by the Joule effect were （63.901±0.030）μV/mW and 0.3% at 298.15 K, respectively, and the total disequilibrium heat has been measured by the Peltier effect. The specific heat capacities of two standard substances （benchmark benzoic acid and α-Al2O3） were obtained with this microcalorimeter, and the differences between their calculated values and literature values were less than 0.4%. Similarly, the specific heat capacities of thirteen solid complexes, RE（Et2dtc）3（phen） （RE=La, Pr, Nd, Sm-Lu, Et2dtc： diethyldithiocarbamate ion, phen： 1,10-phenanthroline） were gained, and their total deviations were within 1.0%. These values were plotted against the atomic numbers of rare-earth, which presents tripartite effect, suggesting a certain amount of covalent character in the bond of RE^3＋and ligands, according to Nephelauxetic effect of 4f electrons of rare earth ions.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 20271036）, the Foundation of Education Committee of Shaanxi Province （No. 01JK229） and the National State Doctoral Foundation.
文摘A calculation formula for determining the specific heat capacity of solid compound with an improved RD496-Ⅲ microcalorimeter was derived. The calorimetric constant and precision determined by the Joule effect were （63.901±0.030）μV/mW and 0.3% at 298.15 K, respectively, and the total disequilibrium heat has been measured by the Peltier effect. The specific heat capacities of two standard substances （benchmark benzoic acid and α-Al2O3） were obtained with this microcalorimeter, and the differences between their calculated values and literature values were less than 0.4%. Similarly, the specific heat capacities of thirteen solid complexes, RE（Et2dtc）3（phen） （RE=La, Pr, Nd, Sm-Lu, Et2dtc： diethyldithiocarbamate ion, phen： 1,10-phenanthroline） were gained, and their total deviations were within 1.0%. These values were plotted against the atomic numbers of rare-earth, which presents tripartite effect, suggesting a certain amount of covalent character in the bond of RE^3＋and ligands, according to Nephelauxetic effect of 4f electrons of rare earth ions.
