Under conditions of low oxygen atom concentration, the radical HOO can react reversibly with NO₂ to produce a molecule of HOONO2: HOO + NO₂ → HOONO₂ (a) Deduce why the addition of nitrogen oxides to the lower stratosphere could lead to an increase in the steady-state ozone concentration as a consequence of this reaction. (b) Deduce how the addition of nitrogen oxides to the middle and upper stratosphere could decrease the ozone concentration there as a consequence of other reactions.
Under conditions of low oxygen atom concentration, the radical HOO can react reversibly with NO₂ to produce a molecule of HOONO2: HOO + NO₂ → HOONO₂ (a) Deduce why the addition of nitrogen oxides to the lower stratosphere could lead to an increase in the steady-state ozone concentration as a consequence of this reaction. (b) Deduce how the addition of nitrogen oxides to the middle and upper stratosphere could decrease the ozone concentration there as a consequence of other reactions.
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Transcribed Image Text:Under conditions of low oxygen atom concentration, the radical HOO can react reversibly
with NO₂ to produce a molecule of HOONO2₂:
HOO + NO₂ →→ HOONO₂
(a) Deduce why the addition of nitrogen oxides to the lower stratosphere could lead to an
increase in the steady-state ozone concentration as a consequence of this reaction.
(b) Deduce how the addition of nitrogen oxides to the middle and upper stratosphere could
decrease the ozone concentration there as a consequence of other reactions.
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