Deterministic diffusion-kinetic calculations show that the yields of the cationic and the anionic species, H30+ and eaq-+ OH-, produced in the fast electron radiolysis of neutral water are significantly reduced by the addition of nitrous oxide as an electron scavenger. This reduction is demonstrated to be a direct consequence of the conversion of the hydrated electron to the hydroxide anion which undergoes more rapid intraspur reactions with H30+ than does ea; . These model calculations indicate that at 100 ns the OH-yield in N20-saturated water is -11% lower than the total anion yield in the absence of N20. These calculations may, in fact, slightly underestimate the effect of N 2 0 since the predicted decrease in conductance is 2-755 less than that determined experimentally. 0 1992 American Chemical Society , , I -