New Analysis of the OH⊖ Conductance Mechanism in Aqueous Solution

Abstract

It is shown that the commonly used schematic representation of the OH^⊖ conductance mechanism in aqueous solution is not the analogue of the corresponding diagrams for the H^⊕ ion. The experimental finding of only comparatively slow motion in these solutions prompted us to derive a relation between the equivalent conductance, the OH^⊖ drift velocity, and the parameters of OH^⊖ exchange of the water molecules. With some remarks the connection to the analogous treatment referring to the H^⊕ conductance is outlined.