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On the volatility and disproportionation of hypoiodous acid

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The partition coefficient of hypoiodous acid at 20 °C has been determined to be ∼930. This determination is based on measured values of the instantaneous iodine partition coefficient /IPC/ vs. time after the introduction of molecular iodine into an air-water system at pH=9.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Virginia, 22901, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    J. R. Harrell, J. B. Lutz & J. L. Kelly

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Harrell, J.R., Lutz, J.B. & Kelly, J.L. On the volatility and disproportionation of hypoiodous acid. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 127, 13–20 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02165501

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