
%0 Journal Article
%A Kerridge, DH 
%A Tariq, SA 
%T Molten lithium nitrate-potassium nitrate eutectic: the reaction of chromium(II) chloride
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1982/11/01
%V 35
%N 11
%P 2353-2356
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9822353
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9822353 
%X The strong reducing agent chromium(II) chloride reacted rapidly in molten lithium nitrate-potassium nitrate, at or above the melting point of the eutectic, initially forming a dark-brown-black solution [probably containing chromium(III) and chromium(VI)] and gaseous nitrogen dioxide, but at 200ºC giving a green precipitate (Cr2O3) and an orange solution of dichromate. Above 450ºC, a further slow reaction converted both compounds into a yellow solution of chromate(VI) containing nitrite partly formed by thermal decomposition of the nitrate. 
