R. Belcher, T. S. West
1951
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Analytica Chimica Acta
Abstract
Abstract A study has been made of the stoichiometry of the reaction between an acid solution of mercurous nitrate and ferric iron in the presence of excess of thiocyanate ions. Amounts of iron between 3.0–300 mg were determined using solutions of mercurous nitrate of different concentrations. Under the conditions employed the reaction was found to be stoichiometric over this range. Mercurous perchlorate and an aqueous solution of mercurous nitrate were also examined. Their reactions were also found to be stoichiometric. There is little to choose between these reagents, but the acid solution of mercurous nitrate was considered to be the most convenient.