Although the distribution of 9 sg Tc amongst the different products following isomeric transition in solid samples of pertechnetates is independent of the pH of the solution in which the dissolution for analysis takes place, the same is not true if the decay takes place in solution. The ® 5g Tc appears in neutral and cationic forms as well as TCO4 and another anionic species. Introduction of scavengers into the solution suggests that this pH effect may arise from reactions of the primary ,5 ®Tc products with radiolytic products formed in the solution by Auger electrons released during the isomeric transition.