The Radiolysis of Water Vapor at Very High Dose Rates. II. Isotope Effects in the Hydrogen Yield from H2O–D2O Mixtures
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The isotope effect in the formation of hydrogen has been measured for H2O–D2O mixtures (10–90% H2O, 0.5–1.0 mg ml−1, 412–138 °C) with and without 1 mol% SF6 at 2 × 1027 eV g−1 s−1. The values of α ((H/D) radiolytic hydrogen/(H/D) H2O–D2O) for the reactions of hydrogen atoms are in the range 3–6 varying with H/D ratio of the substrate. Consideration of possible mechanisms for these large α values leads to the conclusions that reaction of the hydrogen atoms to form hydrogen involves the substrate and that the species H3O may be formed as an intermediate.