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Science 10 June 1966:
Vol. 152. no. 3728, pp. 1512 - 1513
DOI: 10.1126/science.152.3728.1512
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Uric Acid Dihydrate: Crystallography and Identification

Robin Shirley 1

1 Department of Chemical Crystallography, University College, London, England

Unit-cell dimensions and optical data for uric acid and uric acid dihydrate show that there are structural resemblances, but that either can be readily distinguished by x-ray methods or by optical techniques. Density separation may be unsatisfactory because the dihydrate can lose water rather easily. Powder diffraction data are given.


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