The first transuranium element neptunium(Np)exhibits complicated behavior in acidic solutions as it adopts a wide range of oxidation states typically from+3 to+6 and coordinates with a large variety of ligands.In part...The first transuranium element neptunium(Np)exhibits complicated behavior in acidic solutions as it adopts a wide range of oxidation states typically from+3 to+6 and coordinates with a large variety of ligands.In particular,the accurate determination of Np redox potentials in nitric acid solutions is challenging due to overlapping chemical and electrochemical reactions leading to significant experimental uncertainties.展开更多
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文摘The first transuranium element neptunium(Np)exhibits complicated behavior in acidic solutions as it adopts a wide range of oxidation states typically from+3 to+6 and coordinates with a large variety of ligands.In particular,the accurate determination of Np redox potentials in nitric acid solutions is challenging due to overlapping chemical and electrochemical reactions leading to significant experimental uncertainties.