Radon fluoride; further tracer experiments with radon
It was shown in tracer experiments that radon fluoride cam be prepared by heating mixtures of radon and fluorine to 400 deg C. The compound is very stable and distills at 230 to 250 deg at a pressure of approximately 10-6 mm Hg. It can be reduced with hydrogen at 500 deg to recover elemental radon. Attempts to prepare a radon chloride by thermal and photochemical methods were unsuccessful thus far. No chemical reactions were detected in mixtures of radon and oxygen irradiated with ultra-violet light or passed through a Berthelot type ozone generator. However, it was observed that the high-voltage electrical discharge used to produce ozone causes some radon to be strongly fixed on Pyrex surfaces. Microwave discharges were also found to be very effective in fixing radon on quartz and Pyrex. In experiments with a metal microwave cell, radon was fixed on a central brass antenna and subsequentiy released by heating the brass to the softening point ( approximates 900 deg ).
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Ill.; Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-033866
- OSTI ID:
- 4670361
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-126-10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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