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Chemists and researchers have found that nitrate ions and halide ions coexist within aged sea salt particles. Reactions were carried out with the molecules which were deposited on the walls inside of a teflon cave. The irradiated NaBr/NaNO₃ mixtures showed and increase in the production of nitrate and bromide ions as the mole fraction of the bromide increased. Further investigation showed that KBr/KNO₃ mixtures did not have the same outcome, the rates of production of NO₂ and Br₂ remained constant. This article explores how the presence of halides may be crucial for the production of nitrogen oxides.

Richardst, Nicole K. “Nitrate Ion Photolysis in Thin Water Films in the Presence of Bromide Ions”    Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2011) Print