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Adsorption of the Three Hydrogen Isotopes on Charcoal

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PREVIOUS studies on hydrogen isotope adsorption on charcoal have been confined to hydrogen and deuterium1 and show the variation that would be expected from the physical nature of the adsorbent. As part of a general study on isotope effects we have extended this work to include tritium.

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  1. Van Itterbeck, A., and Van Dingenen, W., Physics, 4, 389 (1939); ibid., 4, 617 (1939); ibid., 6, 49 (1939); ibid., 6, 353 (1939).

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JONES, P., HUTCHESON, C. Adsorption of the Three Hydrogen Isotopes on Charcoal. Nature 213, 490–491 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213490a0

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