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How many chlorine atoms does it take to destroy 100000 ozone molecules in the stratosphere?
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∙ 7y ago
It's funny because I just read in my textbook, which was printed this year 2012, that one chlorine atom can destroy "ONE Million" ozone molecules. They do not explain why. It is more then likely goofball science that no one can back up.
I'm no chem expert, but...
Cl + O3 YIELDS destruction of (thousands/millions) O3 molecules. Yeah right.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe decomposition of ozone is catalyzed by free radicals such as isolated chlorine atoms. Since the chlorine is a catalyst and is not consumed in the process, a single chlorine atom can catalyze the decomposition of many, many ozone molecules.
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∙ 10y agoIt takes 1 chlorine atoms to destroy 100000 ozone atoms.
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∙ 8y agoActually just one free chlorine atom catalyzes the destruction of tens of thousands of ozone molecules before it is removed from the ozone layer.
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