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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3989-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3989-2024
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03 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 03 Apr 2024

Molecular-level study on the role of methanesulfonic acid in iodine oxoacid nucleation

Jing Li, Nan Wu, Biwu Chu, An Ning, and Xiuhui Zhang

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Iodic acid (HIO3) nucleates with iodous acid (HIO2) efficiently in marine areas; however, whether methanesulfonic acid (MSA) can synergistically participate in the HIO3–HIO2-based nucleation is unclear. We provide molecular-level evidence that MSA can efficiently promote the formation of HIO3–HIO2-based clusters using a theoretical approach. The proposed MSA-enhanced iodine nucleation mechanism may help us to deeply understand marine new particle formation events with bursts of iodine particles.
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