Ultra Violet Radiation

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Ultra Violet Radiation

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Hello!
Can anyone tell me....is there any possibility to break hydrogen-oxygen bonding of H2O Molecule using UV Rays.
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Re: Ultra Violet Radiation

Post by tdaly »

HI knsc,

Yes, UV radiation can break apart (photodissociate) water molecules. This happens in some parts of Earth's atmosphere. This site explains how, in simple terms, this works:

http://www.windows2universe.org/physica ... c_h2o.html

If you want more details, a Google search for "water molecule UV photodissociation" will point you toward additional resources.
All the best,
Terik
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