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THERE has recently been in this journal some discussion on the heat of dissociation of carbon monoxide1. In the most recent communication, Brons1 states that the value for DCO is definitely 8.41 volts = 193.9 kcal. It is the object of this letter to point out that the value given by Brons is not absolutely definite, and that there is still another possible value for this quantity, which up to now cannot definitely be excluded and is perhaps even more probable than the value given by Brons.
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HERZBERG, G. Dissociation Energies of CO and CN, and Heat of Sublimation of Carbon. Nature 137, 620 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137620a0
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