Thermodynamic confirmation for the high stability of gaseous TiRh as predicted by the Brewer–Engel metallic theory and the dissociation energy of diatomic rhodium

Abstract

The dissociation energies of the molecules TiRh and Rh₂ have been determined as 88·9 ± 5 kcal mol^–1 and 65·5 ± 6 kcal mol^–1, respectively, and the former value is interpreted in terms of the Brewer-Engel metallic theory.