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8358244 
Journal Article 
The γ-radiolysis of hexane in the presence of small amounts of benzene 
Polak, LS; Chernyak, NY; Shakhrai, VA; Shcherbakova, AS 
1962 
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Petroleum Chemistry U.S.S.R.
ISSN: 0031-6458 
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584-589 
English 
1. 1. It has been shown that, in the radiolysis of hexane in the presence of small amounts of benzene (10-4-10-1 M), the yields of the various radiolysis products formed by different mechanisms are reduced to the same extent at a concentration of benzene of 5 × 10-3 M, as compared with the radiolysis of pure hexane. 2. 2. On increasing the concentration of benzene to 10-1M, no further appre- ciable diminution in the yield of products is observed. 3. 3. The fact that the inhibition is independent of the chemical mechanism of the formation of the,various radiolysis products formed is probably due to the fact that the inhibitor abstracts part of the exaltation energy from the electron levels of an excited molecule or ion to the extent that one chemical reaction or another takes place. 4. 4. The transfer of excitation energy from a molecule of the irradiated hydrocarbon to a molecule of the inhibitor during the radiolysis of n-hexane containing benzene satisfies a relationship corresponding to the direct electromagnetic transfer of energy. © 1962.