The reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to form water on Pd(111) was investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy. The reaction was followed by observing the decreasing size of the oxygen islands in the presence of coadsorbed hydrogen. The observations indicate that the reaction sites are the Pd step edges and that the reaction rate is limited by formation of OH at these sites.
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