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The title might just have well have contained additional words, such as “peculiarity” and “persistence,” for each in its way is further characteristic of this species. Perchlorate is indeed peculiar, in that its reactions in practice are usually not those predicted from reliable thermodynamic calculations; persistent, in that spontaneous reactions do not occur, leaving perchlorate in place, and perverse in that factors other than thermodynamics, kinetics in particular, govern its actual behavior. These issues may for some areas of chemistry create a problem, if the accumulation of perchlorate and its resistance poses a difficulty; for others, the lack of reactivity of perchlorate creates an opportunity, in that perchlorate salts can be used in many situations requiring an inert electrolyte.
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Espenson, J.H. (2000). The Problem and Perversity of Perchlorate. In: Urbansky, E.T. (eds) Perchlorate in the Environment. Environmental Science Research, vol 57. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4303-9_1
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