G-value: yield per 100 eV; charge balance G(e_aq⁻)=G(H₃O⁺)

The radiation chemical yield G(X) is the central quantitative concept in radiation chemistry: G(X) = (molecules of X formed) per (100 eV of energy absorbed by the medium). Low-LET (γ-ray, fast-electron) radiolysis of neutral-pH water at…