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Ultra-violet Absorption Spectrum of Anhydrous Nitric Acid

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RECENTLY, Ingold and co-workers have presented evidence of the existence of the nitronium ion (NO2+) in solutions of nitric acid in concentrated sulphuric acid1,2. We wish to report some observations on the ultra-violet absorption spectrum and electrical conductance of the system water/nitric acid/nitrogen pentoxide which are of relevant interest.

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  1. National Research Council, Ottawa

    R. NORMAN JONES

  2. Thompson Chemical Laboratory, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.

    G. D. THORN, M. LYNE & E. G. TAYLOR

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JONES, R., THORN, G., LYNE, M. et al. Ultra-violet Absorption Spectrum of Anhydrous Nitric Acid. Nature 159, 163–165 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159163a0

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