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RESULTS have been obtained by Venkataramaiah (Jour. Am. Chem. Soc., 45, 261, 1923) which show that hydrogen is activated by continuous burning of oxygen in hydrogen. He considers that the reaction activates the hydrogen. Probably electrons of high kinetic energy, capable of ionising the hydrogen, are emitted by the reacting molecules. In considering this theory further it seems probable that ozone might play a part in this reaction as ozone is formed in flames, and also decomposing ozone emits radiation of very short wave-length as shown by Stuchety (Zeit. w. Photochem., 19, 161, 1920). The energy corresponding to the radiation emitted is greater than the energy of ozone decomposition.
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GRUBB, A. Transfer of Excited Energy from Ozone to Hydrogen and Nitrogen. Nature 117, 658 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117658c0
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