The contribution to the destruction of the ozone layer caused by high-flying aircraft has been attributed to

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The contribution to the destruction of the ozone layer caused by high-flying aircraft has been attributed to the following mechanism:Step 1 O3 + NO NO + O Step 2 NO+ONO + O

(a) Write the overall reaction.

(b) Write the rate law for each step and indicate its molecularity.

(c) What is the reaction intermediate? 

(d) A catalyst is a substance that accelerates the rate of a reaction and is regenerated in the process. What is the catalyst in the reaction? (See Box 7E.1.)Box 7E.1 WHAT HAS THIS TO DO WITH... THE ENVIRONMENT? PROTECTING THE OZONE LAYER Every year our planet is

1980 100 1990 2000 Total ozonc/Dobson units 2006* 2010 200 300 400 500 Monthly average stratospheric ozone

to be decreasing and had dropped to the lowest ever observed; by the year 2000, the ozone hole extended to

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

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