Abstract
The ESR spectra of primary electron‐excess defects in KClO4 and KBrO4 crystals irradiated with x rays at 26 K indicate that trapping of electrons on ClO4 leads to immediate expulsion of O, whereas BrO4 may accept an excess electron, forming a doubly charged anion BrO2−4. The thermally activated formation of O3 involves in both cases addition of O2 to the primary electron‐excess defects. Hence, BrO2−4 is chemically equivalent to O.

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