Acidic proton transfer inhibited on gas-phase ice nanoparticles

Up to 70% of nitric acid remains undissociated when adsorbed on nanoparticles of ice, new research shows. This is in stark contrast to how nitric acid behaves in water and on bulk amorphous ice, where it dissociates fully. ‘Nitric acid is a key player in the composition of polar stratospheric ice clouds,’ comments Kevin Wilson, an […]

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