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Electrolytic Concentration of Diplogen

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WE have recently made some preliminary investigations of the effect of various factors on the efficiency of the concentration of diplogen by electrolysis in alkaline solution. The diplogen-hydrogen ratio at various stages was determined by specific gravity measurements after repeated distillation. These measurements were carried out in pyknometers of 5 c.c. and 25 c.c. capacity with an estimated accuracy of one part in a hundred thousand. In calculating the diplogen concentrations, we have used Lewis's1 value for the specific gravity of pure D2O and Bleakney and Gould's2 estimate of the D/H ratio in ordinary water.

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BELL, R., WOLFENDEN, J. Electrolytic Concentration of Diplogen. Nature 133, 25–26 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133025a0

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