Diffusion-kinetic calculations of the effect of nitrous oxide on the yields of ionic species in the radiation chemistry of water

Deterministic diffusion-kinetic calculations show that the yields of the cationic and the anionic species, H 3 O + and e aq - +OH - , produced in the fast electron radiolysis of neutral water are significantly reduced by the addition of nitrous oxide as an electron scavenger. This reduction is demonstrated to be a direct consequence of the conversion of the hydrated electron to the hydroxide anion which undergoes more rapid intraspur reactions with H 3 O + than does e aq -