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A preliminary liquid-liquid extraction study of ferric and ferrous ions has been undertaken using the radioactive tracer technique with59Fe as an indicator of iron. Various solvents were studied and suitable media and solvents were selected for the separation of the two oxidation states of iron. Such separation was used to study the effect of ascorbic acid and other reducing agents on the reduction of ferric ions. The oxidation of ferrous ions to the ferric state under the effect of gamma radiation from60Co has also been investigated in the absence and presence of ascorbic acid, using spectrophotometry. In addition, a calculation of the amount of iron oxidized by gamma radiation is given with a discussion of its mechanism and possible effects on the metabolism of iron in the human body.
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Alian, A., El-Assy, N.B., Issa, M. et al. A radioactive tracer and radiation study of the stability of ferric and ferrous ions and ascorbic acid. J. Radioanal. Chem. 67, 83–93 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02516232
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