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MODIFICATION OF THE CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF RED PHOSPHORUS BY IRRADIATION IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR (in French)

Journal Article · · Bull. soc. chim. France
OSTI ID:4242012

Red phosphorus, irradiated with reactor neutrons, is more easily oxidized by the oxygen of the air than the inactive phosphorus. By aqueous extraction in the presence of airs a soluble fraction representing 1 to 1.5% of the total mass can be separated from the irradiated phosphorus. This fraction has a specific activity twice that of the insoluble phosphorus. The same experiments were made in the absence of air. Only a very small mass of the phosphorus was found in solution. By two-dimensional paper chromatography of the aqueous extracts, the different oxygen compounds of the phosphorus were separated, and their mass and activities were determined. (tr-auth)

Research Organization:
College de France, Paris
NSA Number:
NSA-13-015151
OSTI ID:
4242012
Journal Information:
Bull. soc. chim. France, Journal Name: Bull. soc. chim. France Vol. Vol: No. 5
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
French