Many chemical reactions that occur in the atmosphere and stratosphere involve free radicals. Free radical formation occurs

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Many chemical reactions that occur in the atmosphere and stratosphere involve free radicals. Free radical formation occurs when a photon of light is absorbed and the energy of the radiation being absorbed causes a chemical bond in the compound to break. Which of the following bonds requires the most energy (and the most energetic radiation) to be broken?
(a) The oxygen-oxygen bond in O2
(b) The chlorine-carbon bond in CCl2F2
(c) The oxygen-oxygen bond in O3

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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