Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s) were previously used as refrigerants and as propellants in spray cans.  CFC’s contain chlorine that catalyzes the decomposition of the ozone layer by the following elementary reactions.               Cl  +  O3  ®  ClO   +  O2                    slow                         ClO +  O  ®  Cl  +  O2                       fast   a) What is the overall reaction? b) What is the catalyst? c) What are the intermediates? d) What is the molecularity of each of these reactions? e) What is the rate law the the overall reaction?

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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s) were previously used as refrigerants and as propellants in spray cans.  CFC’s contain chlorine that catalyzes the decomposition of the ozone layer by the following elementary reactions.

 

            Cl  +  O3  ®  ClO   +  O2                    slow

           

            ClO +  O  ®  Cl  +  O2                       fast

 

  1. a) What is the overall reaction?
  2. b) What is the catalyst?
  3. c) What are the intermediates?
  4. d) What is the molecularity of each of these reactions?
  5. e) What is the rate law the the overall reaction?
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