LOUISHARRISAND BENJAMIN M. SIEGEL
2520 [CONTRIBUTION No. 480
FROM THE
Vol. 63
RESEARCH LABORATORY OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ]
Reactions of Nitrogen Dioxide with Other Gases BY LOUISHARRISAND BENJAMIN M. SIEGEL Nitrogen dioxide is dissociated by ultraviolet radiation according to reaction (I) NO2
+ hv +2 N 0 + 0'
(1)
The primary dissociation process is believed to be2 NOn
+ h ~ ( 3 9 0 0- 2600 A.) -+ NO + (sP)O
and NO2
+ hv(X
