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'''Chlorine monoxide''' is a chemical compound with the formula ClO. It plays an important role in the process of [[ozone depletion]]. In the [[stratosphere]], [[chlorine]] atoms react with [[ozone]] molecules to form chlorine monoxide and [[oxygen]].
'''Chlorine monoxide''' is a chemical [[Radical (chemistry)|radical]] with the formula ClO. It plays an important role in the process of [[ozone depletion]]. In the [[stratosphere]], [[chlorine]] atoms react with [[ozone]] molecules to form chlorine monoxide and [[oxygen]].


:Cl· + {{chem|O|3}} → ClO· + {{chem|O|2}}
:Cl· + {{chem|O|3}} → ClO· + {{chem|O|2}}

Revision as of 01:36, 27 June 2010

Chlorine monoxide
Names
Other names
Chlorine monoxide
Identifiers
ChEBI
  • InChI=1/ClO/c1-2
Properties
ClO
Molar mass 51.45 g·mol−1
Thermochemistry
101.8 kJ/mol[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Chlorine monoxide is a chemical radical with the formula ClO. It plays an important role in the process of ozone depletion. In the stratosphere, chlorine atoms react with ozone molecules to form chlorine monoxide and oxygen.

Cl· + O
3
→ ClO· + O
2

This reaction causes the depletion of the ozone layer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Egon Wiberg; Nils Wiberg; Arnold Frederick Holleman (2001). Inorganic chemistry. Academic Press. p. 462. ISBN 0123526515.