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quantitatively describe the changes brought about by
the variation of the concentration of the key species.
Acknowledgements
We thank A. Kiss and B. Harmath for carrying out
preliminary experiments, and Prof. I. D ꢀe k ꢀa ny for the use
of the density meter. This work was supported by the
Ministry of Education (FKFP 0004/2001) and the ESF
Reactor Programme.
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