The driving effects of common atmospheric molecules for formation of prenucleation clusters: the case of sulfuric acid, formic acid, nitric acid, ammonia, and dimethyl amine
Conor J. Bready, Vance R. Fowler, Leah A. Juechter, Luke A. Kurfman, Grace E. Mazaleski, George C. Shields
Abstract
° values for cluster formation and realistic estimates of the concentrations of these monomers in the atmosphere reveals that nitric acid can drive early stages of particle formation just as efficiently as sulfuric acid. Our results lead us to believe that particle formation in the atmosphere results from the combination of many different molecules that are able to form highly stable complexes with acid molecules such as SA, NA, and FA.
Topics & Concepts
Nitric acidAmmoniaSulfuric acidFormic acidChemistryAmine gas treatingMoleculeNitric oxideInorganic chemistryNitrous acidPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies