Activation energies for the reactions O sup minus + H sub 2 and O sup minus + D sub 2 in aqueous solution
- CEA/Saclay, Gif sur Yvette (France)
- Risoe National Lab., Roskilde (Denmark)
The reaction between molecular hydrogen and oxide radical ion in aqueous solution has been studied by pulse radiolysis in the temperature range 15-90{degree}C. At room temperature, k(O{sup {minus}} + H{sub 2}) = (1.1 {plus minus} 0.2) {times} 10{sup 8} mol{sup {minus}1} L s{sup {minus}1}, and the activation energy of the reaction is 13.8 {plus minus} 2 kJ/mol. The isotope effect on the reaction rate has been determined in H{sub 2}O. At 20{degree}C, k(O{sup {minus}} + D{sub 2}) = (2.5 {plus minus} 0.5) {times} 10{sup 7} mol{sup {minus}1} L s{sup {minus}1}, and the activation energy in the temperature range 20-80{degree}C is 20.8 {plus minus} 3 kJ/mol. Steady-state irradiation of H{sub 2}, D{sub 2}, and N{sub 2}O in alkaline solutions gives rise to a chain reaction. The chain is initiated and propagated by the hydrated electron and the oxide radical ion. The net result is an oxidation of H{sub 2} and D{sub 2} by N{sub 2}O with an important enrichment of the heavier isotope in the remaining hydrogen. The mechanism of the reaction O{sup {minus}} + H{sub 2} and the possibility that the primary step is not a hydrogen abstraction are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 5940412
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry; (USA), Vol. 95:2; ISSN 0022-3654
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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