Limiting ionic conductivities (25 °C)

Molar conductivities λ° and diffusion coefficients of ions at infinite dilution in water. By Kohlrausch’s law an electrolyte’s Λ° is the sum of its ions’ λ°; every curve in the conductometry lesson is computed from this table.

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HX+\ce{H+}1349.65349.659.311
LiX+\ce{Li+}138.6638.661.029
NaX+\ce{Na+}150.0850.081.334
KX+\ce{K+}173.4873.481.957
NHX4X+\ce{NH4+}173.5073.501.957
AgX+\ce{Ag+}161.9061.901.648
12 MgX2+\ce{1/2 Mg^2+}253.00106.000.706
12 CaX2+\ce{1/2 Ca^2+}259.47118.940.792
12 BaX2+\ce{1/2 Ba^2+}263.60127.200.847
12 CuX2+\ce{1/2 Cu^2+}253.60107.200.714
OHX−\ce{OH-}−1198.00198.005.273
FX−\ce{F-}−155.4055.401.475
ClX−\ce{Cl-}−176.3176.312.032
BrX−\ce{Br-}−178.1078.102.080
IX−\ce{I-}−176.8076.802.045
NOX3X−\ce{NO3-}−171.4271.421.902
ClOX4X−\ce{ClO4-}−167.3067.301.792
HCOX3X−\ce{HCO3-}−144.5044.501.185
12 COX3X2−\ce{1/2 CO3^2-}−269.30138.600.923
12 SOX4X2−\ce{1/2 SO4^2-}−280.00160.001.065
CHX3COOX−\ce{CH3COO-}−140.9040.901.089
HCOOX−\ce{HCOO-}−154.6054.601.454

Multivalent ions are listed per equivalent (½Ca²⁺ is 59.47); the value per mole of ion is |z| times larger. H⁺ and OH⁻ are fast because protons are relayed along hydrogen bonds (the Grotthuss mechanism). Older compilations (H⁺ 349.8, Na⁺ 50.10, Cl⁻ 76.35) agree within 0.3 %.

Sources

  1. “Ionic conductivity and diffusion at infinite dilution”, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th ed. (2016), section 5.
  2. R. A. Robinson, R. H. Stokes, Electrolyte Solutions, 2nd ed. (Butterworths, 1959), Appendix 6.2.

Used in these lessons