Abstract
Spectra of the solvated electron were determined at -55, -65, and -75° for solutions in NH3 and in NH3 0.08 M in Nal by extrapolations to infinite dilution. Spectra obtained for Na-NH3 solutions and for Na-NH3-NaI solutions were shown to fulfill the expectations of a two absorber model. The data rule out the possibility that the second absorber incorporates only a single solvated electron. The data support the assumption that the second absorber involves a binary combination of solvated electrons. Spectra of the second absorber are obtained at all three temperatures and for solutions in both NH3 and in NH3 0.08 M in Nal. Spectra due to Gold and Jolly appear to be characteristic of the second absorber and not the solvated electron.