Dissociation Energies of Diatomic Molecules of the Transition Elements. II. Titanium, Chromium, Manganese, and Cobalt

Abstract

Using information derived from a combination of effusion and mass‐spectrometric techniques, the dissociation energy of Co₂ has been calculated from the ratio of dimeric and monomeric cobalt in equilibrium with the liquid as D₀⁰(Co₂)=39±6 kcal. Upper limits to the dissociation energy of Ti₂, Cr₂, and Mn₂ are also estimated as D₀⁰(Ti₂)D₀⁰(Cr₂)D₀⁰(Mn₂)dⁿ—14s.