Chemistry in Context
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Author: American Chemical Society
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 30Q
Nobel Laureate F. Sherwood Rowland referred to the ozone layer as the Achilles heel of our atmosphere. Explain the metaphor.
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Ozone is depleted in the stratosphere by chlorine from CF3Cl according to this set of equations:CF3Cl + UV light -------> CF3 + ClCl + O3 ------>ClO + O2O3 + UV light ---------> O2 + OClO + O ----------->Cl + O2
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