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•HþC6H12!H2þ•C6H11 k4¼3:0�107M�1s�1 (5) •HþC6H10!•C6H11 k5¼3:0�109M�1s�1 (6) Under such conditions, the hydrogen atomswill be reacting equally with cyclohexane and cyclohexenewhen k4 [cyclohexane] = k5[cyclohexene] or in otherwordswe can say that only when1%of thecyclohexanehasbeenconverted tocyclohexene. Furthermore, competition kinetics is also employedwhenmeasuring rate constants bypulse radiolysisusingareferencecompound. 2.1.Computationofbimolecular rate constantof•OHwithciprofloxacin Ciprofloxacin (CIP)belongstoaclassof fluoroquinolone familyandisusedgloballyasahuman andveterinarymedication [10]. Ithasbeenverymuchconcentrated that theeventof thesewide range antibiotics in the water bodies may position genuine dangers to the environment and humanwellbeingbyproducingexpansionofbacterialmedicationinactivation.Thenaturalevent of thesefluoroquinolonesanti-infectionagents innumerousnations,similar toSwitzerland,Aus- traliaandChinahavebeenaffirmedinrecent literature[10–13]. Ithas likewisebeenwatchedthat most quinolone antibiotics are not completely utilized in the humanbodyand accordinglyare dischargedandacquaintedwiththeamphibianconditionthroughwastewatersewagesbecauseof poorexecutionofordinarywatertreatmentplants[12,14–16]bringingaboutadversativeimpacts to sea-goingmicroorganisms and fish [17, 18]. Thus, it becomesnecessary to advice alternative physiochemical techniquesforeffectiveremovalofthesecontaminantsanddiminishtheirecolog- ical effects [12, 19]. For this reason, the deterioration of ciprofloxacin (CIP) inwater utilizing ionizingradiationswasevaluatedtoexaminetherateconstantof●OHwithCIP.Thedegradation curvesofCIPbygammairradiationatvariousabsorbeddoseshasbeenshownbyFigure1. Forcomputationofbimolecularrateconstantof●OHwithCIPbycompetitionkinetics,phenol was selectedas reference compound thathas secondorder rate constant of 6.6�109M�1 s�1 with •OH [20]. The sample solution of total 150 mL having CIP and reference compound phenol together in equivalent quantitywas immersedwith oxygen gas to change over eaq � and●Htosuperoxideradicalanionsquickly [21],whichare less responsivecomparedto●OH. CIPþ•OH !kCIP Products (7) Phenolþ•OH !kphenol Products (8) While, thenotations, kCIP and kphenol denotes thebimolecular rate constants of ●OHwithCIP andphenol, respectively.Keeping thecondition that thedose rate (DR)waskept constant, the rateofdecayofCIP isdirectly related to the rateconstantand theconcentrationof●OH[21]: So, �dCIP½ � dD ¼� 1 DR dCIP½ � dt (9) Competition Kinetics: An Experimental Approach http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.70483 81