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New page: ==Theory of CFCs breaking down O3== Ed, just wondering why you said it was a theory that O3 is broken down by chlorofluorocarbons? It has been observed.<br /> Here is the common chemical ...
==Theory of CFCs breaking down O3==
Ed, just wondering why you said it was a theory that O3 is broken down by chlorofluorocarbons? It has been observed.<br />
Here is the common chemical reaction:<br />
CFCl3 + UV(~310nm) ==> Cl + garbage <br />
Cl +O3 ==> ClO + O2 <br />
(UV radiation breaks down a CFC molecule and releases a free chlorine atom. The chlorine atom reacts with ozone breaking it down to molecular oxygen plus highly unstable chlorine monoxide.)
:--[[User:Tims|TimS]] 17:46, 8 May 2007 (EDT)
Ed, just wondering why you said it was a theory that O3 is broken down by chlorofluorocarbons? It has been observed.<br />
Here is the common chemical reaction:<br />
CFCl3 + UV(~310nm) ==> Cl + garbage <br />
Cl +O3 ==> ClO + O2 <br />
(UV radiation breaks down a CFC molecule and releases a free chlorine atom. The chlorine atom reacts with ozone breaking it down to molecular oxygen plus highly unstable chlorine monoxide.)
:--[[User:Tims|TimS]] 17:46, 8 May 2007 (EDT)