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Table 4
Experimental data obtained from the irradiation of uranyl nitrate solutions at the Van de Graaff.
| Uranium concentration (g-U/L) | Energy deposited (Gy) | Initial pH | Final pH | Total µmoles H2 produced | Total µmoles O2 produced | value H2 (H2/100 eV) | value O2 (O2/100 eV) | H2 to O2 ratio |
| 76 | | 1.0 | 1.02 | 1240 | 710 | 0.025 | 0.015 | 1.75 | 128 | | 1.0 | 1.84 | 690 | 490 | 0.014 | 0.010 | 1.41 | 175 | | 1.0 | 2.21 | 650 | 520 | 0.013 | 0.011 | 1.24 | 226 | | 1.0 | 2.09 | 650 | 550 | 0.015 | 0.013 | 1.17 |
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