Chemists separate water isomers
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Jon Cartwright, RSC
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01-21-11 07:23 AM
Copyright 2011, RSC
The beam is passed through a magnetic assembly. One of the spin projections of ortho-water is focused by the magnetic field, and the other spin projections diverge in space. © Science
Nine years ago, Russian researchers sparked controversy when they claimed to have separated water into its two spin isomers. Now, chemists in Israel claim to have performed a similar feat using a different method, and suggest the outcome could deliver highly sensitive nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/January/20011103.asp
