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Substance: deuterium hydrogen oxide			Other Names: 

Formula: HDO						CAS-No.: 14940-63-7

Study: uv absorption spectra

                
Authors: W.C. Price, P.V. Harris

Title: Ultra-violet Absorption Spectra of the Molecules H2O, HDO and D2O

Journal/Source: Nature, 188, 45-46, (1960); DOI: 10.1038/188045a0


Data: diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: > 185 nm

Resolution: 

Temperature: 293 K

Temperature dependence: no

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Comments: The absorbance of water rises nearly linearly down to at least 180 mµ, with no trace of fine-structure. At about 20° C 
the absorbance values for 1 cm path-length were found to be 0.1 at 192 nm, 1.0 at 186 nm and 10 at 181 nm very nearly.

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