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Originally Posted by kingdoc1
Thank You, that is the best actual explanation anyone has ever presented me with.
I have one question though, the last reaction showed yielded one Cl and two O molecules. Would those two O molecules then tend to unite with another and form more O3 like you explained at the beginning? Since we know among other things the ionization from lightning helps in the production of O3, are you saying that our use of CFC's depletes the O3 faster than it can be naturally created?
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Yes
Like I said above, the concentration of chlorine, bromine, and other catalysts in the atmosphere is very light however our use of CFCs was in fact destroying ozone faster then it could be created. The final reaction basically released Chlorine back into its unstable state to start the reaction all over again destroying more O3 in the process.
It's all a vicious cycle
and sadly one thing that we have done to ourselves in our ever industrialization of our world.