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THE speed of explosion of mixtures of carbon monoxide and oxygen is accelerated by the addition of water or substances containing hydrogen, as was shown by Dixon. The acceleration of the speed is invariably accompanied by a reduction in the emission of radiant energy and vice versa (Garner and Johnson, Phil. Mag., 3, 97; 1927). The radiant energy emitted from these explosions consists mainly of two bands with maxima at 2.8μ and 4.4μ, which are the emission and absorption bands of carbon dioxide. The emitters of this radiation are the molecules of carbon dioxide which have been set in vibration and rotation by the chemical energy liberated during the explosion.
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GARNER, W., ROFFEY, F. The Radiation from Explosions of Carbon Monoxide and Oxygen to which Hydrogen has been added. Nature 121, 56–57 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121056b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/121056b0
