I have personally noticed that the blue color only appears when the pH of the
hyperquenched solution is higher than 7 or so. I assume this is because
solvated electrons react with protons to form their conjugate base: the
hydrogen atom. The latter species is highly reactive as well, but
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Subject: [ccp4bb] Fwd: [ccp4bb] Blue color upon X-ray exposure?
I have personally noticed that the blue color only appears when the pH of the
hyperquenched solution is higher than 7 or so. I assume this is because
solvated electrons react with protons to form their conjugate base
