The minimum time required for complete diffusion of silicon was not evaluated. It was convenient in this laboratory to have the diffusion period cover between 16 and 20 hours, which was overnight, and the results of Tables I, II, and III represent these time periods.It is not believed that the addition of tartaric acid in the color development of silicon in this procedure is necessary because little or no phosphate is believed to ' diffuse into the sodium hydroxide portion. However, tartaric acid was added throughout these determinations as a safety feature.No study was made, at this time, to ascertain the maximum amounts of SiF4 that can be diffused and collected by the amounts of NaOH that are used throughout this procedure. Likewise, no study was undertaken at this time to determine silicon in organic materials; however, since fluoride is determined using diffusion procedures (11) in organics, it would seem likely that silicon in organosilicons known as silicones, silanes, or siloxanes could be determined by this procedure.
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