Measurements of the apparent rate constant for the reaction of iodine monoxide with chlorine monoxide to form iodine atoms

Abstract

An apparatus for measuring the resonance fluorescence signals of iodine and chlorine atoms is constructed to study iodine monoxide reaction with chlorine monoxide. A technique using the reaction of chlorine atoms with C2H6 is developed to calibrate the sensitivity of the apparatus to chlorine atoms. The apparent rate constants for the reaction between 10• and CIO• radicals producing iodine atoms was measured at 295 K kapp = (2.62 ± 0.57) x 10--11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1.