Missing H-3

[Mr Jo <mjo@scs.unr.edu>]

We boiled about 20 ml of tritiated water and condensated the vapor of about
2 ml. It appears that the initial H-3 concentration prior to boiling, and
the H-3 concentration in the condensated water from the tritiated water
vapor are different. I am aware of that the boiling point of tritiated water
is slightly different from the ordinary water. The initial H-3 activity in
the water is 2400 dpm/ml and the condensated water activity is about 1800
dpm/ml. The boiling stopped when we collected about 2 ml of  water sample.

I would appreciate the possible explanations for this discrepancy.  Thank
you. M. Jo
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Myung Chul Jo, RSO
EH&S, Mail Stop 328
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557
(702)784-4540
(702)784-4553 fax


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