The combustion of hydrogen proceeds via a branched chain reaction mechanism involving free radicals
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SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
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The combustion of hydrogen is well established as a branched chain reaction mechanism involving key free radical intermediates.
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Shock-Tube Study of Chain Branching during the Induction Period of the Hydrogen—Oxygen Reaction
1967 · cited by 32
Paper [0] investigates the chain-branching kinetics of hydrogen-oxygen combustion, explicitly confirming the role of elementary radical reactions like H + O2 -> OH + O.
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Hydrogen Peroxide in the Thermal Hydrogen Oxygen Reaction. II. Reaction of Hydrogen Peroxide with Hydrogen and Chain Initiation in the Hydrogen Oxygen Reaction
1950 · cited by 1
Paper [5] examines the thermal hydrogen-oxygen reaction and supports the conclusion that the reaction proceeds via a radical chain mechanism.