ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 16, Number 6
JKCSEZ 16(6)
December 20, 1972 

Formation of the complexes of barium, strontium and calcium ions with dibasic organic acid ions in dilute solution was studied at room temperature, utilizing the equilibrium exchange technique which involved the uses of radioactive alkaline earth metal ions and cation excbange resin. The organic acids used in this study were succinic and tartaric acids, and the solvents used were water, 20 % acetone-water and 20 % ethanol-water. The pH of the solutions was controlled to 7.2∼7.4, and the ionic strength of the solutions was kept at approximately 0.1. The experimental results indicated that the alkaline earths formed one-to-one complexes in solution with the dibasic acids examined, and that the relative stabilities of the complexes increased in the order: Ba++ < Sr++ < Ca++; succinic < tartaric acid; aqueous < mixed solvent system