The team used a computer model to predict how various organic acids contained in smoke particles would alter the solubility of hydrochloric acid.

该团队使用了一个计算机模型来预测烟雾粒子中含有的各种有机酸如何改变盐酸的溶解度。

Solomon says that hydrochloric acid latches onto the surface of the smoke particles and reacts with other molecules to produce molecular chlorine, which is broken down in sunlight to highly reactive 'ozone-eating' chlorine ions.

所罗门表示，盐酸附着在烟雾粒子表面，并与其他分子反应，生成分子氯，该氯在阳光下分解为高度反应性的“臭氧消耗”氯离子。