A mass spectrometer has been used to analyze the vapors effusing from the orifice of a Knudsen cell containing pure and mixed alkali hydroxide condensed phases. Monomeric and dimeric species are detected in all cases except for LiOH in the temperature range 650–900°K. Thermochemical data are reported for the reactions 2MOH(g)=M2(OH)2(g),and M2(OH)2(g)+N2(OH)2(g)=2MN(OH)2(g),where M and N represent constituent alkali metals. The analogous behavior of the vaporization processes of alkali fluorides and hydroxides is discussed.
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