Anion-exchange behavior of Db in HF/HNO solution

Kato, Mizuho*; Adachi, Sadia*; Toyoshima, Atsushi*; Tsukada, Kazuaki  ; Asai, Masato  ; Haba, Hiromitsu*; Yokokita, Takuya*; Komori, Yukiko*; Shigekawa, Yudai*; Sueki, Keisuke*

A few studies have been so far performed on aqueous chemistry of Db, the group-5 superheavy element, by anion-exchange experiments in HF and HF/HNO mixture solutions. Although the distribution coefficient (Kd) of Db was shown to trend to Ta Nb Db Pa in the group-5 homologs and pseudo-homolog elements, its chemical species has not been clarified. In this work, for identification of fluoride species of Db, we performed anion-exchange experiments of Nb, Ta, and Db in HF/1.0 M HNO mixture solutions by using an automated rapid chemistry apparatus, ARCA.