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IN a recent communication1,2, we described experiments in which bromine migrated towards the cathode from acid HOBr solution across paper-collodion membranes. We interpreted this migration as evidence of ‘positive bromine ions’ (Br+ or H2BrO+ ions) that were present in these acid solutions. Further experiments revealed, however, that there was a considerable electro-endosmosis across the membranes in the direction of the cathode, and it became necessary to reconsider our results.
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KÖRÖSY, F., SZÉKELY, G. Positive Bromine Ions?. Nature 168, 77 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168077a0
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