The single hydrogen atom (H) reacted with a molecule of oxygen (O 2), producing a molecule of hydroxyl radical (OH ... producing another molecule of water (H 2 O) and yet another hydrogen atom ...

This is because hydroxyl radicals form in the atmosphere close to the ground during ... These particles, in turn, grow over ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Radio Signals from Hydroxyl Radicals ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 219 No. 6 (December 1968), p. 36 doi:10.1038 ...

This is because hydroxyl radicals form in the atmosphere close ... grow over time and then serve as condensation nuclei for water vapor – they thus play an important role in cloud formation ...