In order to elucidate the cause of abnormal deposition in the electrolysis of ammoniac solution, the time and temperature of electrolysis were varied for electrolysis at the current density of 2amp/dm
2, 1amp/dm
2, 0.2amp/dm
2, and 0.1amp/dm
2, and the relation among current density, the temperature and time of electrolysis, and abnormal deposition have been investigated, The electrolysis at high temperature caused an abnormal over-deposition due to co-deposition of platinum, although there were some variations in its extent due to the difference of current density and the amount of sample. The platinum deposition is related to the amount of residual nickel ion in the electrolyte, and the rate of increased deposition is related to the current density. Electrolysis at low temperature caused abnormal over-deposition due to the adsorption of hydrogen gas, except the case of 0.1amp/dm
2, and the amount of over deposition is shown to have close relation-ship with current density and the amount of sample. Based on the above findings, a suitable condition of electrolysis for electrolytic determination of nickel without accompanying the abnormal over-deposition is shown.
In order to investigate the behaviors of co-existing elements in the electrolysis of nickel under the condition specified in the preceeding report, the electrolysis were carried out in the presence of various amounts of elements, such as Cu, Pb, Bi, Sb, As, Sn, Cd, Fe, Al, Cr, Mn, Zn, and Mg. Then the state of electro-deposition and the amounts of co-existing elements was examined. Procedures for removing those elements which gave unfavorable effect on the electrolytic deposition of nickel have been investigated by applying such methods, as the removing of the whole elements of group II, removing of all Fe, Mn, etc. In these oparations the loss of Ni was examined. By selecting the best method from the results of this and preceeding reports, determinations of 20 samples of high quality nickels (Ni + Co> 99.95%. and Ni + Co < 99.94%) have been carried out with the result of 0.005% of standard deviation of error in case of the former and 0.01% in the case of the latter.
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