Abstract
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