title: Comment on "Autoionization at the surface of neat water: is the top layer pH neutral, basic, or acidic?" by R. Vácha, V. Buch, A. Milet, J. P. Devlin and P. Jungwirth, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2007, 9, 4736.
abstract: The surface of near-neutral water is basic due to the adsorption of hydroxide ions, not acidic as has been recently claimed.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. beattiej@chem.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Beattie
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D017594:Publication Bias; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D007477:Ions; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water