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The transactinide elements are produced in heavy ion induced reactions as single atoms, which live a minute or less. They can be studied only with very fast radiochemical techniques combined with most efficient detecting methods. The review describes an automated batch technique and an on-line continuous chromatographic processing method for solution chemistry work. Gas phase chemistry studies have played an important role because the techniques are the fastest available. The anhydrous halides of alpha active nuclides are investigated by gas-solid isothermal chromatography and the compounds of spontaneous fission (s.f.) nuclides by the “thermo-chromatography”. Some sample experimental results are given. Hopefully, these studies will reveal the relativistic effects in chemical properties of the transactinides.
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Zvára, I. (1999). Studies of the Chemistry of Transactinides by Fast Separation Techniques. In: Choppin, G.R., Khankhasayev, M.K. (eds) Chemical Separation Technologies and Related Methods of Nuclear Waste Management. NATO Science Series, vol 53. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4546-6_7
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