Squarete complexes of uranyl ions in aqueous solution

The stability constants of UO 2 2+ -squarate complexes are measured at ionic strengths of 0.05M, 0.06M, 0.075M, 0.09M, 0.1M (squaric acid-perchloric acid) using a solvent extraction method at a pH of 1.1 and a temperature of 25 °C. The extractant used is dinonylnaphthalenesulfonic acid in n-heptane. The aqueous phase was made of a mixture of squaric and perchloric acid and233U radio tracer. The stability constants of squarate complexes of UO 2 2+ is seen to decrease linearly with the square root of the ionic strength.