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What is the first hydrolysis constant of tetravalent Plutonium?

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Current literature suggests uncertainty about the numerical values of the hydrolysis constants for tetravalent plutonium. This letter uses recent data to propose that newer methods for estimating the hydrolysis constants are not necessarily more accurate than the traditional methods.

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Silver, G.L. What is the first hydrolysis constant of tetravalent Plutonium?. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 283, 555–557 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0386-y

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