The splitting of water molecules into protons and hydroxide ions, and their recombination, occurs by proton transfer along hydrogen-bond wires. Now, first principle simulations of the recombination reaction reveal new atomic-scale details of the process showing that compression of the wire plays an important role.
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Chandler, D., Dellago, C. & Geissler, P. Wired-up water. Nature Chem 4, 245–247 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1300
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