Chemical gardens without silica: the formation of pure metal hydroxide tubes.
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چکیده
Contrary to common belief, hollow precipitation tubes form in the absence of silicate if sodium hydroxide solution is injected into solutions of various metal ions. In many cases, the growth speed has a power law dependence on the flow rate. For vanadyl, we observe damped oscillations in the tube height.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 51 65 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015