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Photolysis of Sulphate Ion

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THE sulphate radical ion has been postulated as an intermediate in thermal reactions1 and in the photolysis of peroxydisulphate ion in aqueous solution2. Recently, it has been suggested as a possible intermediate in the flash photolysis of aqueous ferrous sulphate solutions3.

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BARRETT, J., FOX, M. & MANSELL, A. Photolysis of Sulphate Ion. Nature 200, 257 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200257a0

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