Ozone is a gas heavier than air. Why does the ozone layer not settle down near the earth?
Ozone is a gas heavier than air. Why does the ozone layer not settle down near the earth?
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Ozone is found to be thermodynamically unstable and undergoes decomposition into molecular oxygen and a dynamic equilibrium exists between the production and decomposition of ozone. The reactions involved can be shown as-
O2 (g)
O (g) + O (g)
O (g) + O2 (g) +M
O3 (g) + M
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