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THE REACTION BETWEEN SUPEROXIDE ANION AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
Author(s) -
Ferradini Christians,
Foos Jacques,
Houee Chantal,
Pucheault Jacques
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1978.tb07002.x
Subject(s) - hydrogen peroxide , chemistry , reaction rate constant , decomposition , radical , superoxide , aqueous solution , kinetics , chain reaction , ion , chemical decomposition , photochemistry , peroxide , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , enzyme
— In order to obtain a better understanding of the kinetics of the Haber‐Weiss reactionoften proposed as a source of OH radicals, we have measured the decomposition rate of H 2 O 2 in aqueous solutions by y rays and for different pH values. This decomposition proceeds by a chain reaction involving the preceding one as the propagating step. The rate constant found is to be