Table 1. Experimental HFE and IOD Values of M(III) and M(IV) Metal Ions.
metal ion | electron configuration | HFE (kcal/mol)a | IOD (Å)b | CNb | effective ion radii (Å) | first shell water radii (Å) |
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Al3+ | [Ne] | –1081.5 | 1.88 | 6 | 0.54 | 1.34 |
Fe3+ | [Ar]3d5 | –1019.4 | 2.03 | 6 | 0.65 | 1.38 |
Cr3+ | [Ar]3d3 | –958.4 | 1.96 | 6 | 0.62 | 1.34 |
In3+ | [Kr]4d10 | –951.2 | 2.15 | 6 | 0.80 | 1.35 |
Tl3+ | [Xe]4f145d10 | –948.9 | 2.23 | 4–6 | 0.89 | 1.34 |
Y3+ | [Kr] | –824.6 | 2.36 | 8 | 0.90 | 1.46 |
La3+ | [Xe] | –751.7 | 2.52 | 8.0–9.1 | 1.03 | 1.49 |
Ce3+ | [Xe]4f1 | –764.8 | 2.55 | 7.5 | 1.01 | 1.54 |
Pr3+ | [Xe]4f2 | –775.6 | 2.54 | 9.2 | 0.99 | 1.55 |
Nd3+ | [Xe]4f3 | –783.9 | 2.47 | 8.0–8.9 | 0.98 | 1.49 |
Sm3+ | [Xe]4f5 | –794.7 | 2.44 | 8.0–9.9 | 0.96 | 1.48 |
Eu3+ | [Xe]4f6 | –803.1 | 2.45 | 8.3 | 0.95 | 1.50 |
Gd3+ | [Xe]4f7 | –806.6 | 2.39 | 8.0–9.9 | 0.94 | 1.45 |
Tb3+ | [Xe]4f8 | –812.6 | 2.40 | 8.0–8.2 | 0.92 | 1.48 |
Dy3+ | [Xe]4f9 | –818.6 | 2.37 | 7.4–7.9 | 0.91 | 1.46 |
Er3+ | [Xe]4f11 | –835.3 | 2.36 | 6.3–8.2 | 0.89 | 1.47 |
Tm3+ | [Xe]4f12 | –840.1 | 2.36 | 8.1 | 0.88 | 1.48 |
Lu3+ | [Xe]4f14 | –840.1 | 2.34 | 8 | 0.86 | 1.48 |
Hf4+ | [Xe]4f14 | –1664.7 | 2.16c | 8c | 0.85 | 1.31 |
Zr4+ | [Kr] | –1622.8 | 2.19c | 8c | 0.86 | 1.33 |
Ce4+ | [Xe] | –1462.7 | 2.42d | 9d | 0.87 | 1.55 |
U4+ | [Rn]6d15f1 | –1567.9 | 2.42e | 9–11e | 0.89 | 1.53 |
Pu4+ | [Rn]5f4 | –1520.1 | 2.39f | 8f | 0.86 | 1.53 |
Th4+ | [Rn] | –1389.8 | 2.45e | 9–11e | 0.94 | 1.51 |