The HCl+ClONO2 reaction rate on various water ice surfaces Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The reaction ClONO2+HCl Cl2+HNO3 on ice surfaces was investigated using a fast flow reactor coupled to a chemical ionization mass spectrometer. Rough and relatively smooth ice surfaces and single-crystal ice particles were employed to investigate the effect of the different surface morphologies on the reaction mechanism. Large reaction probabilities (>0.1), independent of HCl partial pressure in the range from 210-7 to 810-6 Torr, were measured on these three ice surfaces. These results are consistent with an ionic reaction mechanism involving HCl solvation on a liquid-like surface layer.

published proceedings

  • Chemical Physics Letters

author list (cited authors)

  • Lee, S., Leard, D. C., Zhang, R., Molina, L. T., & Molina, M. J.

citation count

  • 51

complete list of authors

  • Lee, Shan-Hu||Leard, Danna C||Zhang, Renyi||Molina, Luisa T||Molina, Mario J

publication date

  • December 1999