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                 Appeal No. 1996-2769                                                                                                            
                 Application 08/270,089                                                                                                          


                                                                               3+                                                                
                                  the initial state of reaction,Y O S:Eu  prepared at 700EC for 2h have                                          
                                                                     2  2                                                                        
                                  a size and morphology similar to those for the Y O  starting material.                                         
                                                                                              2  3                                               
                                                                                                   3+                                            
                                  This same similarity was also observed in Y O S:Eu  prepared at                                                
                                                                                         2  2                                                    
                                  1200EC for ) min. [p. 2024, col. 2].                                                                           
                         Accordingly, the rejection is reversed.                                                                                 
                                                                REVERSED                                                                         






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