Conductivity of molten LiCl–KF–ZrF4 mixtures

Abstract

Specific conductivity of molten LiCl–KF–ZrF₄ mixtures was measured for the first time by the reference capillary method using an ac bridge. In the ternary salt systems, the study was performed at a molarfraction ratio between the alkali metal halides of 1: 3, 1: 1, and 3: 1. The temperature dependences of specific conductivity were determined for all melt compositions. The calculated molar conductivities λ of studied LiCl–KF–ZrF₄ ternary melts and their relative deviations from the ideal values enable us to infer the processes that proceed during mixing of the melt components.