Ozone

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  • Formula for ozone is O3
  • Ozone layer protects earth from harmful exposure to too many ultraviolent rays
  • CFCs are chlorofluorocarbons in shorter chains that are used for refrigerators and blowing agents for foams and longer chains they are used for dry cleaning
  • CFCs acts as a catalyst in the breakdown of ozone to oxygen and chlorine radicals
  • Combine propagations equation to show 2O3 --> 3O2
    Cl• + O3 --> ClO• + O2
    ClO• + O3 --> 2O2 + Cl•
    Forms 2O3 --> 3O2