Methyl fluoride and fluoroform have been irradiated with gamma rays from a 1200-Ci 60Co source. Ionization currents were measured using a Pyrex parallel-plate-type ionization chamber. W values of 27.2 and 28.0 eV were determined for the two gases, CH3F and CHF3, respectively. The method employed was a comparative one, making use of the Bragg–Gray theory of cavity ionization. G(H2) yields of 4.20 and 1.25 for CH3F and CHF3, respectively, were then calculated from the above W values and the measured ion-pair yields for hydrogen. The formation of hydrogen is probably due to the fact that the C—H bonds in these compounds are weaker than the C—F bonds.