"Polywater": Evidence from Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) of a Complex Salt Mixture

R. E. Davis; D. L. Rousseau; R. D. Board

doi:10.1126/science.171.3967.167

"Polywater": Evidence from Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) of a Complex Salt Mixture

R. E. Davis
, D. L. Rousseau
, R. D. Board

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The ESCA spectra of "polywater" show that this anomalous, highdensity, viscous, nonvolatile material contains high concentrations of sodium, potassium, sulfate, chloride, nitrate, borates, silicates, and carbon-oxygen compounds with trace amounts of other impurities but very little water. On the basis of this evidence, in conjunction with reported spectroscopic and analytical experiments, it is very unlikely that a polymerized form of water has been discovered.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	167-170
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	171
Issue number	3967
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.171.3967.167
State	Published - 1971
Externally published	Yes

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