
TY  - JOUR
A1  - McTaggart, FK 
T1  - Reduction of the alkali and alkaline earth halides in high-frequency discharges.  II.  The role of electrons
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1965
VL  - 18
IS  - 7
SP  - 949
EP  - 957
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9650949 
N2  - The halides of Group I can be reduced to metals in low-pressure electrical discharges produced in hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen. Evidence is adduced to show that the active species are probably electrons, and that the energy conditions of the electrons are reflected in the effect of variation of gas pressure on the reduction rate. The effects of surface area and dimerization of the halides, the gas pressure, and power are also discussed, and the relationship between the reduction rate R and the power input P is shown to be R = kP1.7, where k is a constant. 
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