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HIGH-PURITY (99.999 per cent) magnesium oxide was prepared by the thermal decomposition of pure magnesium oxalate dihydrate. Details of the preparation, analyses and thermal decomposition of the magnesium oxalate have been given elsewhere1,2. Prior to the X-ray exam ination, the magnesium oxide was recrystallized by firing as a pressed disk at 1,500° C for 24 h. X-ray powder diffraction data were obtained by means of a 19 cm diameter camera using copper Kα-radiation with a nickel filter, and standard procedures. The observed spacings are given in Table 1.
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BROWN, R. X-ray Studies on Highly Pure Magnesium Oxide. Nature 208, 481 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208481a0
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