In some old European churches, the stained-glass windows have so darkened from corrosion and age that hardly any light comes through. Microprobe analysis showed that tiny cracks and defects on the glass surface were enriched in insoluble Mn(III) and Mn(IV) compounds. From Appendix E, suggest a reducing agent and conditions that might suc- cessfully convert these compounds to soluble Mn(II) with- out simultaneously reducing FelIID) (which gives the glass

In some old European churches, the stained-glass windows have so darkened from corrosion and age that hardly any light comes through. Microprobe analysis showed that tiny cracks and defects on the glass surface were enriched in insoluble Mn(III) and Mn(IV) compounds. From Appendix E, suggest a reducing agent and conditions that might suc- cessfully convert these compounds to soluble Mn(II) with- out simultaneously reducing FelIID) (which gives the glass

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