Questions: Question 2 1 pts Mexican chemist Mario J. Molina was one of three chemists who received the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1995 for his work in determining that chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) release Cl atoms into the atmosphere, leading to the depletion of the ozone layer. The two-step mechanism for the resulting reaction is shown below. step 1 Cl+O3 -> ClO+O2 step 2 ClO+O -> Cl+O2 Why does a small amount of CFCs lead to a large loss of ozone? (There may be more than one answer. Select all that apply.) Since it is a catalyst, it must absorb UV radiation from sunlight before it can be active. As a catalyst, it is created in the reaction mixture before it changes the rate of the reaction As a catalyst, it can speed up many cycles of the same reaction Because it is a catalyst, it causes the reaction to occur faster but isn't consumed during the reaction. Since it is a catalyst, it stabilizes the products of the reaction
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Mexican chemist Mario J. Molina was one of three chemists who received the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1995 for his work in determining that chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) release Cl atoms into the atmosphere, leading to the depletion of the ozone layer. The two-step mechanism for the resulting reaction is shown below.
step $1 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{O}_{3} \longrightarrow \mathrm{ClO}+\mathrm{O}_{3}$
step $2 \mathrm{ClO}+\mathrm{O} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{O}_{2}$
Why does a small amount of CFCs lead to a large loss of ozone? (There may be more than one answer. Select all that apply.)
Since it is a catalyst, it must absorb UV radiation from sunlight before it can be active.
As a catalyst, it is created in the reaction mixture before it changes the rate of the reaction
As a catalyst, it can speed up many cycles of the same reaction
Because it is a catalyst, it causes the reaction to occur faster but isn't consumed during the reaction.
Since it is a catalyst, it stabilizes the products of the reaction
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