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To determine the atomic structure, intermolecular spacing, and electron density distribution of liquid carbon tetrachloride at room temperature.

April 1, 1943Physical Review

The Structure of Liquid Carbon Tetrachloride

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AEA. EisensteinUniversity of Missouri

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X-ray diffraction study reveals molecular and intermolecular spacing in liquid carbon tetrachloride, indicating strong agreement with thermodynamic vaporization properties.

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To determine the atomic structure, intermolecular spacing, and electron density distribution of liquid carbon tetrachloride at room temperature.
Measured X-ray diffraction patterns of liquid carbon tetrachloride at 27°C using both photographic film and Geiger-Müller counter detection methods.
Performed Fourier analysis on corrected diffraction intensity patterns to derive the radial electron density distribution function.
Resolved intramolecular carbon-chlorine and chlorine-chlorine bond distances as well as intermolecular packing distances and local atomic concentrations.
Derived the latent heat of vaporization from the radial distribution function, yielding values that showed close qualitative agreement with experimental thermochemical measurements.

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A. Eisenstein (1943) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a714c88e5469ee92be1df53 https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.63.304

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X-ray diffraction study reveals molecular and intermolecular spacing in liquid carbon tetrachloride, indicating strong agreement with thermodynamic vaporization properties.

The Structure of Liquid Carbon Tetrachloride

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