Oxidation of Ferrous Ions in the Aqueous Ferrous-Cupric System. I. Effect of Cobalt-60 Gamma-Rays

Abstract
The oxidation of ferrous ion in ferrous-cupric acidic aqueous solution by Co-60 gamma-rays was studied in order to find a good chemical dosimeter for high doses. Consequently, it is found that the non-treated solution containing the 10−3M cupric ion is useful for this purpose, for this amount of cupric ions is sufficient to suppress the effect of oxygen, and that the G-value of the ferrous-cupric system is dependent on the composition of the solution. The suppression can be explained by the scavenging of the HO2 ion by cupric ions. Furthermore, some discussions regarding the system are given in the present paper.

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