Water-air Interface of Acidic Solutions

An image from a molecular dynamics computer simulation of the water-air interface of acidic solutions. The acid molecule (hydronium ion, shown in orange) has a counterintuitive tendency to prefer the interface instead of remaining buried deeper in the liquid region.

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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - December 8, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: video