This computational study evaluates humidity's effect on particle formation in hydrated molecular clusters, suggesting specific chemical interactions.
Key Points
Hydrated molecular clusters exhibit varied stability and formation rates under humidity conditions.
The ωB97X-D/6-31++G(d,p) method effectively predicts properties of hydrated clusters, optimizing accuracy.
Hydration patterns are system dependent, particularly affecting particle formation rates of sulfuric acid-ammonia and methanesulfonic acid-methylamine clusters.
Under typical atmospheric conditions, sulfuric acid-dimethylamine clusters are expected to dominate new particle formation despite hydration differences.