Table 2. Reaction Rates, k_abs, Number of Evaporated Water Molecules, ΔN_vap, and Reaction and Hydration Enthalpy, Δ_rH and Δ_hydH, respectively, for Three Reactions of (H₂O)_n^– with O₂ and CO₂^a.

Reaction	Source	kabs (cm3 s–1), T = 298 K	ΔNvap	ΔrH (kJ mol–1)	ΔhydH (kJ mol–1)
CO2 + (H2O)n–	Akhgarnusch et al.b	9.8 × 10–10	2.46 ± 0.75	–105 ± 39	–334 ± 44c
	Höckendorf et al.d	1.0 × 10–9	1.0 ± 0.2	–39 ± 9	–268 ± 27
	Arnold et al.e	7.6 × 10–10	1.3	–	–
	Posey et al.f	–	3	–105.2g	–333.8h
	Balaj et al.i	–	2–3	–	–
O2 + (H2O)n–	Akhgarnusch et al.b	1.4 × 10–10	6.40 ± 0.45	–276 ± 28	–404 ± 28c
	Höckendorf et al.d	5.4 × 10–10	5.8 ± 0.2	–247 ± 20	–375 ± 30
	Arnold et al.e	2.5 × 10–10	5.0	–	–
	Posey et al.f	–	7	–317g	–445.8h
	Balaj et al.i	–	5–6	–	–
O2 + CO2–(H2O)n	Akhgarnusch et al.b	3.7 × 10–11	3.40 ± 0.63	–146 ± 29	–
	Höckendorf et al.d	4.1 × 10–11	3.5 ± 0.2	–149 ± 14	–
	Balaj et al.i	–	3–4	–	–

^aReproduced with permission from ref (126) under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Copyright 2016 The Authors.

^bRef (126).

^cReferenced to Δ_hydH(H⁺) = −1090 kJ mol^–1.

^dRef (107).

^eRef (128).

^fRef (127).

^gEstimated reaction enthalpy from ref (127) combined with the electron hydration enthalpy from ref (65) referenced to Δ_hydH(H⁺) = −1090 kJ mol^–1.

^hEstimated in ref (127) based on data from refs (129) and (18).

ⁱRef (130).