An excited ozone molecule, O3", in the atmosphere can undergo one of the following reactions, 03' O3 0, -- 0+ 02 03 +M - 03 + M (1) fluorescence (2) decomposition (3) deactivation, where M is an inert molecule, the rate constant for the fluorescence reaction is k1, the rate constant for the decomposition reaction is k2, and the rate constant for the deactivation reaction is k3. Write a simplified expression for the fraction, X, of ozone molecules undergoing decomposition in terms of the rate constants. (Use the following as necessary: k1, k2, k3, co for [03"), and CM for (M].)

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An excited ozone molecule, 03*, in the atmosphere can undergo one of the following reactions,
Оз
(1) fluorescence
03
O + 02
(2) decomposition
03" + M - 03 + M
(3) deactivation,
where M is an inert molecule, the rate constant for the fluorescence reaction is k1, the rate constant for the decomposition reaction is k2, and the rate constant for the deactivation reaction is k3. Write a simplified expression for the
fraction, X, of ozone molecules undergoing decomposition in terms of the rate constants. (Use the following as necessary: k1, k2, k3, co for [03*], and CM for [M].)
X =
Transcribed Image Text:An excited ozone molecule, 03*, in the atmosphere can undergo one of the following reactions, Оз (1) fluorescence 03 O + 02 (2) decomposition 03" + M - 03 + M (3) deactivation, where M is an inert molecule, the rate constant for the fluorescence reaction is k1, the rate constant for the decomposition reaction is k2, and the rate constant for the deactivation reaction is k3. Write a simplified expression for the fraction, X, of ozone molecules undergoing decomposition in terms of the rate constants. (Use the following as necessary: k1, k2, k3, co for [03*], and CM for [M].) X =
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