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Use of a carboxylate exchanger in the determination of copper in distilled water by neutron activation analysis

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Copper in distilled water is collected on Zeokarb 226(NH +4 ) and irradiated with thermal neutrons. By comparison of the induced activity of 0.51 MeV photopeak of64Cu with that of a standard, irradiated under comparable conditions, copper at ppb levels is easily determined.

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  1. Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, 400 085, Bombay, (India)

    H. B. Desai, P. K. Padmanabhan & Ch. Venkateswarlu

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Desai, H.B., Padmanabhan, P.K. & Venkateswarlu, C. Use of a carboxylate exchanger in the determination of copper in distilled water by neutron activation analysis. J. Radioanal. Chem. 31, 525–527 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02518516

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