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Physical Characteristics


These agents have a very high vapor pressure, which causes rapid evaporation of the liquid into a gas. The rapid vaporization significantly reduces the likelihood of a liquid exposure. The AC or CK vapor initially on the ground will quickly expand outward and up. The high volatility will, within a very short time, cause the vapor to lose its lethal concentration near the point of delivery, it will pose little threat downwind from the release point. Due to the agents' rapid vapor dissipation they are described as non-persistent.
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