science-softCon uv/vis+ photochemistry database; www.photochemistry.org; (C) science-softcon 2019 Substance: nitrous acid Other Names: Formula: HONO CAS-No.: 7782-77-6 Study: photolysis, quantum yield Authors: M. Fischer, P. Warneck Title: Photodecomposition of Nitrite and Undissociated Nitrous Acid in Aqueous Solution Journal: J. Phys. Chem., 100 (48), 18749 -18756, (1996); jp961692+ S0022-3654(96)01692-9 Data: Energy/Wavelength range: 280 - 390 nm Resolution: Temperature: Temperature dependence: Pressure/Concentration: Phase: aqueous solution pH: 2 Comments: The quantum yields of phenol and nitrate, produced by photodecomposition in aqueous solutions of NO2- and HNO2 in the presence of benzene as scavenger for OH radicals, have been determined as a function of wavelength between 280 and 390 nm. The OH quantum yield PHI(OH) for the photolysis of HNO2 at pH 2 was essentially constant over the entire wavelength range with PHI = 0.35 ± 0.02 (2sigma). Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: (e-mail address):