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Ionizing Radiation and Organic Chemistry

In one of its many industrial applications, ionizing radiation is used to break organic molecules into ions and free radicals. These fragments often recombine to form compounds with novel properties

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 201 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Ionizing Radiation and Organic Chemistry” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 201 No. 3 (), p. 180
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0959-180