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DURING a study of the anodic oxidation of uranium it was found that brilliant interference colours could be obtained using an aqueous solution of ammonia as electrolyte. The film was found to be non-absorbing up to the maximum voltage which could be applied without pitting of the metal, that is, 270 V. Flint et al.1 have studied the anodic oxidation of uranium in various electrolytes and consider that ammoniated ethylene glycol only can be used for producing interference films without pitting.
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Flint, O., Polling, J. J., and Charlesby, A., Acta Met., 2, 696 (1954).
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STEBBENS, A., SHREIR, L. Refractive Index of Uranium Oxide produced by Anodic Oxidation. Nature 183, 1113–1114 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831113a0
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