Browsing by Author "Sylva, RN"

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    SIAS, a computer program for the generalised calculation of speciation in mixed metal-ligand aqueous systems
    (Australian Atomic Enegy Commission, 1978-04) Fardy, JJ; Sylva, RN
    Computer program, SIAS, which calculates the concentrations of species in aqueous solutions of any complexity, is described. It is a corrected and augmented version of COMICS, which contains some errors and has an unsatisfactory output. Full details of the input required for the program and its output are provided and a complete listing is given.
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    Unified theory of metal ion complex formation constants
    (Australian Atomic Energy Commission, 1987-04) Brown, PL; Sylva, RN
    A new concept in solution chemistry, electronicity, has been derived and developed. Electronicity describes quantitatively the ability of a ligand to complex a metal ion which, in turn, allows the prediction of the formation constants of metal ion complexes. The principle of electronicity quantifies onto one scale the earlier concepts of hard and soft acids and bases.