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Published on: August 18, 2022
The interaction of H(2)O(2) with ice surfaces between 203 and 233 K
N Pouvesle1, M Kippenberger, G Schuster
1Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Postfach 3060, 55020 Mainz, Germany.
Abstract:
The interaction of H(2)O(2) with ice surfaces at temperatures between 203 and 233 K was investigated using a low pressure, coated-wall flow tube equipped with a chemical ionisation/electron impact mass spectrometer. Equilibrium surface coverages of H(2)O(2) on ice were measured at various concentrations and temperatures to derive Langmuir-type adsorption isotherms. H(2)O(2) was found to be strongly partitioned to the ice surface at low temperatures, with a partition coefficient, K(linC), equal to 2.1 × 10(-5) exp(3800/T) cm. At 228 K, this expression results in values of K(linC) which are orders of magnitude larger than the single previous determination and suggests that H(2)O(2) may be significantly partitioned to the ice phase in cirrus clouds. The partition coefficient for H(2)O(2) was compared to several other trace gases which hydrogen-bond to ice surfaces and a good correlation with the free energy of condensation found. For this class of trace gas a simple parameterisation for calculating K(linC)(T) from thermodynamic properties was established.
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