Solubility of ammonia in water in the presence of atmospheric CO2

G. P. Ayers; R. W. Gillett; E. R. Caeser

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v37i1.14990

Solubility of ammonia in water in the presence of atmospheric CO2

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 37 (1985): Issue 1

By: G. P. Ayers, R. W. Gillett and E. R. Caeser

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|Jan 1985

Abstract

The equilibrium solubility of ammonia in water. in the presence of atmospheric CO₂. has been determined at room temperature over the aqueous phase concentration range 75-1200 micromolar. In contrast to a previous study, we find no evidence of a deviation from Henry’s Law occasioned by the presence of atmospheric CO₂. We therefore conclude that the solubility of ammonia in cloud and rainwater should be adequately described by traditional solubility theory.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v37i1.14990 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 35 - 40

Submitted on: May 14, 1984

Accepted on: Jul 24, 1984

Published on: Jan 1, 1985

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1985 G. P. Ayers, R. W. Gillett, E. R. Caeser, published by Stockholm University Press
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Volume 37 (1985): Issue 1