Department of Chemistry University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Abstract:
A preliminary account is given of the use of the neutron absorption of suitable elements (such as gadolinium) for the determination of non-absorbing elements (such as fluorine) by measuring the absorption of a dissolved precipitate (in the case quoted, gadolinium fluoride). This indirect determination by neutron absorption gives reproducible results rapidly and non-destructibly. The applications of the method are being studied.