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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Radiation Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Understanding the ultrafast chemistry of irradiated water and aqueous solutions is crucial.
  • Silver ion reduction provides a pathway to probe these rapid chemical processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanism of silver ion reduction in neutral and acidic aqueous solutions using picosecond pulse radiolysis.
  • To determine the factors influencing the yield of silver atom formation.

Main Methods:

  • Picosecond pulse radiolysis was employed to study neutral and highly acidic aqueous solutions with varying silver ion concentrations.
  • Absorption spectroscopy was used to monitor the formation of silver atoms at 360 nm.

Main Results:

  • An intense absorption band at 360 nm indicated the formation of silver atoms.
  • Higher yields of silver atoms were observed in phosphoric acid solutions compared to neutral water.
  • The observed yields could not be solely explained by reactions with solvated electrons or hydrogen atoms.

Conclusions:

  • The ultrafast reduction of silver ions is significantly influenced by the reaction of presolvated electrons with silver ions.
  • This reaction competes with geminate recombination, highlighting the complex dynamics of early events in irradiated aqueous systems.