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Water vapor does not "destroy" the ozone layer. It has a small part to play. By far the greatest damage is caused by chlorofluorocarbons.
There are two methods by which water vapor serves to reduce ozone concentration in the ozone layer.
- Ozone is formed in part by N2O (nitrous oxide) dropping an oxygen atom onto an oxygen molecule. If the N2O encounters water first, it simply becomes NOx, and the ozone that could have been formed wasn't. Rate constant is very high.
- Ozone decays in the presence of water via essentially formation of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide). Rate constant is fairly low, but the stuff just hangs around "up there"...
Note that excesses of NOx (nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide) are found in the ozone holes... and polar clouds are spotted during periods where the ozone hole is larger.
What else can I help you with?
Is the size of Water vapour molecule changing in ozone layer?
The water vapor molecule has he highest potential for global warming. It thus causes ozone depletion.
How do aircraft damage the ozone layer?
Consuming oxygen that took months to diffuse to that level, adding water vapor to the atmosphere (water vapor depletes ozone), and heating the atmosphere a little bit, which lets more water vapor cross over into the ozone layer.
What chemicals are good for the ozone layer?
Oxygen. Nitrogen also helps ozone form (as long as water vapor is not around).
Does the ozone layer affects the water cycle?
Ozone is broken down fairly quickly by water vapor. Ozone (or at least lone oxygen atoms) will oxidize solar wind constituents to form hydroxyl ions and eventually water vapor. Otherwise, no, the top of the troposphere is cold enough that water vapor freezes and falls back down, so that an ozone layer can form (and stay at higher concentrations).
What chemical destroys the ozone?
Most anything that makes it to the ozone layer gets destroyed, since there is a lot of high energy light available to do this. The most important one is ozone, which is destroyed by: * UV-B from the Sun, * water vapor, * CFC and other contaminants. UV-C and UV-B from the Sun. Not-fully-oxidized sulfur compounds. Molecules with carbon=carbon double bonds. Unpassivated metals. Slowly converts water to hydrogen peroxide...
Why water vapor is the cause of the depletion of the ozone layer?
Water vapor is the man cause of global warming. It then causes ozone depletion.
Is the size of Water vapour molecule changing in ozone layer?
The water vapor molecule has he highest potential for global warming. It thus causes ozone depletion.
How do aircraft damage the ozone layer?
Consuming oxygen that took months to diffuse to that level, adding water vapor to the atmosphere (water vapor depletes ozone), and heating the atmosphere a little bit, which lets more water vapor cross over into the ozone layer.
Gas blamed for the ozone problem is what?
Ozone layer: water vapor, chlorofluorocarbons, stuff like that.Tropospheric ozone: NOx, VOC
What is harming the ozone layer?
This has been answered under other categories: # Water vapor both blocks one path of ozone formation, and provides a faster decay path for ozone. Water vapor arrives in the "ozone layer" from both natural and Man-caused sources. # CFCs have been shown to catalytically destroy ozone, and stick around long enough to do it again and again. CFCs are entirely Man-caused. Other catalysts may source from volcanos, etc.
What chemicals are good for the ozone layer?
Oxygen. Nitrogen also helps ozone form (as long as water vapor is not around).
We all know that Ozone layer has a hole is it possible to make an artificial Ozone layer above it so we are well protected?
No, we cannot make an ozone layer above it, below it, and we can't fill it in. We just have to stop dumping things into the atmosphere.There is too much energy above the ozone layer to let ozone survive.There is too much water vapor below the ozone layer to let ozone survive.We'd burn up all our fossil fuels trying to get ozone "up there", which would destroy more ozone than we ever made.
Does the ozone layer affects the water cycle?
Ozone is broken down fairly quickly by water vapor. Ozone (or at least lone oxygen atoms) will oxidize solar wind constituents to form hydroxyl ions and eventually water vapor. Otherwise, no, the top of the troposphere is cold enough that water vapor freezes and falls back down, so that an ozone layer can form (and stay at higher concentrations).
What chemical destroys the ozone?
Most anything that makes it to the ozone layer gets destroyed, since there is a lot of high energy light available to do this. The most important one is ozone, which is destroyed by: * UV-B from the Sun, * water vapor, * CFC and other contaminants. UV-C and UV-B from the Sun. Not-fully-oxidized sulfur compounds. Molecules with carbon=carbon double bonds. Unpassivated metals. Slowly converts water to hydrogen peroxide...
Does ozone combine with hydrogen?
Ozone and hydrogen do not react directly, in general. Hydrogen does get oxidized to water vapor, and water vapor does destroy ozone to make hydrogen peroxide. It just takes a couple of intermediate steps.
What is the stratosphere made out of?
The stratosphere is primarily composed of nitrogen (about 78%) and oxygen (about 21%). It also contains trace amounts of other gases such as ozone, water vapor, and carbon dioxide.
How can the ozone layer be affected if you recycle?
It will have zero effect. The ozone layer is affected by water vapor, the amount of sunshine and (according to some) CFC's which are produced during the creation of your air conditioner or refrigerator. Recycling is a great idea, but will have zero effect on the ozone layer.
