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THE most corrodible metals are those of the alkali and the alkaline earth groups. The products forming on a freshly cut surface of these metals on exposure to air were studied.
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Iitaka, I., and Yamaguchi, S., NATURE, 144, 1090 (1939); Yamaguchi, S., Sci. Pap. Inst. Phys. Chem. Research, 36, 463 (1939).
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YAMAGUCHI, S. An Electron Diffraction Study of the Surfaces of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals Exposed to Air. Nature 145, 742 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145742a0
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