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IN a previous communication1 it was suggested that the thermal decomposition of a solid would be affected by pre-irradiation if the decomposition of the unirradiated substance proceeds by a branching-chain mechanism, and if a simple metal cation is present. Lead oxalate satisfies these requirements2, and we report here some preliminary results on the effects of pre-irradiation by gamma-rays on the subsequent thermal decomposition of this substance in the range 300–325° C.
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HERLEY, P., PROUT, E. Thermal Decomposition of Irradiated Lead Oxalate. Nature 184, 445–446 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184445a0
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