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The Spectrum of Gold Chloride

Nature volume 120, page 298 (1927)Cite this article

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VAPOUR from auric chloride (AuCl3) was introduced into a stream of active nitrogen. The observed spectrum consisted of intermingled green bands, shaded toward the red. The strongest band heads were measured and found to comprise two systems given by the formulæ:

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FERGUSON, W. The Spectrum of Gold Chloride. Nature 120, 298 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120298b0

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