In the Chemistry and the Environment box on free radicals in this chapter, we discussed
Chapter 9, Problem 84(choose chapter or problem)
In the Chemistry and the Environment box on free radicals in this chapter, we discussed the importance of the hydroxyl radical in reacting with and eliminating many atmospheric pollutants. However, the hydroxyl radical does not clean up everything. For example, chlorofluorocarbonswhich destroy stratospheric ozoneare not attacked by the hydroxyl radical. Consider the hypothetical reaction by which the hydroxyl radical might react with a chlorofluorocarbon: OH(g) + CF2Cl2(g) h HOF(g) + CFCl2(g) Use bond energies to explain why this reaction is improbable.
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