THE RADIATION CHEMISTRY OF AZIDE SOLUTIONS. PART I. THE ACTION OF X-RAYS (200 kv) ON DEAERATED AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF SODIUM AZIDE

Journal Article · Fri Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1961 · Journal of the Chemical Society (England) Divided into J. Chem. Soc. A, J. Chem. Soc. B, etc.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/jr9610001479· OSTI ID:4029953

Kelly, P; Smith, M

The principal products produced in the radiolysis (200 kv x rays) of aqueous solutions of sodium azide at pH 8.0, in the absence of oxygen, are nitrogen and ammonia, the yields of which vary markedly with the azide concentration. The results are shown to be accommodated by a mechanism in which both the oxidizing and the reducing species produced by the interaction of the ionizing radiation with water react with the azide ion, leading to the N/sub 3/ radical and to nitrogen and the NH/sup -/ ion, respectively. The N/sub 3/ radical is found to be stable with respect to its self-dissociation. (auth)

• Research Organization: King's Coll., Newcastle upon Tyne, Eng.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-018101
• OSTI ID: 4029953
• Journal Information: Journal of the Chemical Society (England) Divided into J. Chem. Soc. A, J. Chem. Soc. B, etc., Journal Name: Journal of the Chemical Society (England) Divided into J. Chem. Soc. A, J. Chem. Soc. B, etc.; ISSN JCSOA
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• Language: English

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AMMONIA
CHEMISTRY
DECOMPOSITION
INTERACTIONS
NITROGEN
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION EFFECTS
REACTION KINETICS
SODIUM NITRIDES
SOLUTIONS
WATER
X RADIATION