Primary products of the radiolysis of water and their reactivity

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 602
II. The free-radical theory of the radiolysis of water 603
III. The hydrated electron 604
IV. The hydrogen atom 607
V. The OH radical 608
VI. The HO₂ radical 611
VII. The oxygen atom 611
VIII. Excited water 612
IX. The molecular products H₂ and H₂O₂ 613
X. Maximum yield in the decomposition of water 614