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THE activation of copper by repeated oxidation and reduction is ascribed by previous authors to an increase in surface area1, and our experiments have confirmed this conclusion. In the activated state, as measured by the interference colours produced during oxidation, the area is at least five to ten times as great as the measured area.
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GARNER, W., STONE, F. Activation of Metallic Copper by Oxidation and Reduction. Nature 158, 909 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158909a0
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