Water when irradiated with x-rays or γ-rays results into the formation of high energy electrons. These high energy electrons are known as Hydrated Electron. During collisions these electrons lose some part of energy and are said to become thermalised. The electron which is thermalised get ...

Formation of free radicals: The ionic products which are formed during Radiolysis of Water Vapour are very reactive. So they get recombined to form free radicals. The formation of free radicals is discussed below: H2O+ + e-------> •OH + •H H+ + H2O + e------->H3O+ + e------> 2H• ...

Formation of ionic products: During Radiolysis of Water Vapour, some of the ionic products which are produced are as follows: γ + H2O ------> H2O* ------> H2O+ + 2e------->e- + H2O ------>H+ + •OH + 2e- ...

One of the best examples for understanding the concept of radiation chemistry is Radiolysis of Water Vapour using gamma radiations. Some of the major products of Radiolysis of Water Vapour are as follows: a) Free radicals like •H , •OH , •HO2 b) Positive ions like H2O+ , H3O+ ...

Radiation chemistry is a branch of chemistry which is developed is recent years. Whenever a substance is exposed to extremely high radiations of energy like gamma rays, some reactions take place and these reactions are dealt by Radiation Chemistry. This Process is named as Radiolysis. Radiolysis ...

As we know that any positively charged particle like the alpha particle is positively charged , when approaches the nucleus, it gets repelled by the nucleus. This repulsive force between the approaching positively charged particle and the nucleus is known as the Nuclear Columbic ...

3Li7 + 1H1 --------> 22He4 Check whether the reaction is exoergic or endoergic The value of Q can be calculated from the masses of the products and reactants of the equation. The exact mass of 3Li7 isotope = 7.01601 a.m.u. and that of 1H1 = 1.00738 ...

For the complete equation of nuclear reaction, it must include the change in energy of the reaction also. The energy change in the nuclear reaction is represented by Q. Hence the Rutherford’s Transmutation reaction would be mentioned completely as follows: 7N14 + 2He4 -------> 8O17 ...