COMBINATION REACTIONS OF HYDROXYL RADICALS IN THE FLASH PHOTOLYSIS OF WATER VAPOUR,

Abstract

The yields of hydrogen and oxygen from the flash photolysis of water vapour were measured over a range of flash energy, water vapour pressure, and pressure of added inert gas. Relative rates of the two reactions, 20H+M yields H2O2+M, and 20H yields H2O+O were estimated. These data were combined with earlier results of Black and Porter and of Del Greco and Kaufman to evaluate absolute rate constants for reaction (1) for a variety of third bodies. The magnitude of these constants supports the earlier suggestion that the first reaction proceeds through a M-OH complex. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 1964
Accession Number
AD0620531

Entities

People

  • John A. Caldwell
  • R. A. Back

Organizations

  • National Research Council Canada

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen Compounds
  • Hydroxyl Radical
  • Photolysis

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Military History
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.