Table 1 The values of the combustion energies of the quaternary ammonium tetrachlorometallate C _n C ₃ Zn

C₈C₃Zn

1

0.4816

0.950

0.0033

10.71

3.88

23.20

27.478

2

0.5028

0.990

0.0031

10.06

3.78

22.60

27.432

3

0.4725

0.940

0.0041

13.30

4.08

24.40

27.703

4

0.3775

0.750

0.0028

9.09

4.00

23.92

27.658

5

0.5193

1.034

0.0025

8.11

4.40

26.31

27.741

Ave.

27.602 ± 0.139

C₁₀C₃Zn

1

0.5081

1.085

0.0041

13.30

2.85

17.04

29.762

2

0.5306

1.120

0.0039

12.66

2.89

17.28

29.422

3

0.5035

1.070

0.0038

12.33

3.39

20.33

29.631

4

0.4403

0.895

0.0030

9.74

2.30

13.75

29.804

5

0.4630

0.950

0.0030

9.74

2.90

17.34

29.640

Ave.

29.652 ± 0.149

C₁₂C₃Zn

1

0.4907

1.115

0.0047

15.25

3.03

18.12

31.666

2

0.4591

1.040

0.0049

15.90

2.93

17.54

31.563

3

0.4706

1.060

0.0044

14.28

3.25

19.44

31.385

4

0.4566

1.040

0.0032

10.38

3.20

19.14

31.744

5

0.4673

1.055

0.0040

12.98

3.55

21.23

31.455

Ave.

31.563 ± 0.147

C₁₄C₃Zn

1

0.4699

1.120

0.0025

8.11

2.45

14.65

33.238

2

0.5225

1.251

0.0037

12.01

3.65

21.83

33.372

3

0.4130

0.985

0.0039

12.66

2.46

14.71

33.241

4

0.5325

1.270

0.0047

15.25

2.45

14.65

33.251

5

0.4362

1.040

0.0042

13.63

3.75

22.43

33.214

Ave.

33.263 ± 0.062

C₁₆C₃Zn

1

0.5125

1.270

0.0046

14.93

2.50

14.97

34.549

2

0.4720

1.160

0.0042

13.63

2.44

14.57

34.262

3

0.4902

1.210

0.0027

8.76

3.04

18.18

34.417

4

0.4758

1.170

0.0043

13.95

3.01

17.99

34.274

5

0.4577

1.130

0.0044

14.28

3.94

23.56

34.396

Ave.

34.379 ± 0.118

C₁₈C₃Zn

1

0.5605

1.430

0.0030

9.74

3.04

18.18

35.580

2

0.5755

1.475

0.0058

18.82

3.03

18.12

35.729

3

0.5283

1.348

0.0062

20.12

3.42

20.45

35.557

4

0.4465

1.140

0.0034

11.03

3.65

21.83

35.583

5

0.4459

1.130

0.0038

12.33

3.65

21.83

35.315

Ave.

35.552 ± 0.149