The ozone layer protects the Earth from harmful UV rays, but it has been depleted due to man-made chemicals like CFCs. CFCs remain stable in the atmosphere until reaching the stratosphere, where high-energy photons break them down and release chlorine radicals. These radicals catalytically destroy ozone through reactions that convert it into oxygen. One chlorine radical can destroy thousands of ozone molecules through this cyclic process. The natural Chapman cycle continually creates and destroys ozone, but human activities have increased ozone depletion beyond natural levels.
Hello I am presenting before you a presentation on ozone layer depletion which includes the mechanism of it and even the detailed information about how they occur.Hope it will be helpful to the students in understanding the ozone layer depletion.
Thank You,
Tirthankar Majumder
MTech
Dept. of earth and environmental science
NIT- Durgapur
I made these slides for my TST assignment. They speak about ozone depletion. They cover everything and more that is in the grade 10 geography textbook about ozone depletion.
Hello I am presenting before you a presentation on ozone layer depletion which includes the mechanism of it and even the detailed information about how they occur.Hope it will be helpful to the students in understanding the ozone layer depletion.
Thank You,
Tirthankar Majumder
MTech
Dept. of earth and environmental science
NIT- Durgapur
I made these slides for my TST assignment. They speak about ozone depletion. They cover everything and more that is in the grade 10 geography textbook about ozone depletion.
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2. Introduction
The atmosphere of the Earth is
divided into five layers. In
order of closest and thickest to
farthest and thinnest the layers
are listed as follows:
• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Exosphere.
*The majority of the ozone in the
atmosphere resides in the
stratosphere, which extends from
six miles above the Earth’s surface
to 31 miles.
3. Humans rely heavily on the
absorption of ultraviolet B rays by
the ozone layer because UV-B
radiation causes skin cancer and
can lead to genetic damage. The
ozone layer has historically
protected the Earth from the
harmful UV rays, although in recent
decades this protection has
diminished due to stratospheric
ozone depletion.
5. Ozone depletion is largely a result of man-made
substances. Humans have introduced gases and
chemicals into the atmosphere that have rapidly
depleted the ozone layer in the last century. This
depletion makes humans more vulnerable to the
UV-B rays which are known to cause skin cancer
as well as other genetic deformities.
6. *The possibility of
ozone depletion was
first introduced by
scientists in the late
1960's as dreams of
super sonic transport
began to become a
reality.
7. Scientists had long
been aware that nitric
oxide (NO) can
catalytically react with
ozone (O3) to produce
O2 molecules;
however, NO
molecules produced
at ground level have a
half life far too short
to make it into the
stratosphere.
8. It was not until the advent of commercial
super sonic jets (which fly in the
stratosphere and at an altitude much
higher than conventional jets) that the
potential for nitric oxide (NO) to react with
stratospheric ozone became a possibility.
The threat of ozone depletion from
commercial super sonic transport was so
great that it is often cited as the main
reason why the US federal government
pulled support for its development in 1971.
9. Fear of ozone depletion was
abated until 1974 when
Sherwood Rowland and Mario
Molina discovered that
chlorofluorocarbons could be
photolyzed by high energy
photons in the stratosphere.
They discovered that this
process could release chlorine
radicals that would catalytically
react with O3 and destroy the
molecule. This process is
called the Rowland-Molina
theory of O3 depletion.
Sherwood Rowland
Mario Molina
11. The Chapman Cycle
The stratosphere is in a
constant cycle with oxygen
molecules and their interaction
with ultraviolet rays. This
process is considered a cycle
because of its constant
conversion between different
molecules of oxygen. The
ozone layer is created when
ultraviolet rays react with
oxygen molecules (O2) to
create ozone (O3) and atomic
oxygen (O). This process is
called the Chapman Cycle.
12. 1. An oxygen molecule is photolyzed by solar radiation,
creating two oxygen radicals:
hν+O2→2O.
2. Oxygen radicals then react with molecular oxygen to
produce ozone:
O2+O.→O3
3. Ozone then reacts with an additional oxygen radical to
form molecular oxygen:
O3+O.→2O2
4. Ozone can also be recycled into molecular oxygen by
reacting with a photon:
O3+hν→O2+O.
13. *It is important to keep in mind that
ozone is constantly being created
and destroyed by the Chapman
cycle and that these reactions are
natural processes, which have
been taking place for millions of
years. Because of this, the
thickness the ozone layer at any
particular time can vary greatly. It
is also important to know that O2 is
constantly being introduced into
the atmosphere through
photosynthesis, so the ozone layer
has the capability of regenerating
itself.
15. CFC molecules are made up of chlorine, fluorine and
carbon atoms and are extremely stable. This extreme
stability allows CFC's to slowly make their way into the
stratosphere (most molecules decompose before they
can cross into the stratosphere from the troposphere).
This prolonged life in the atmosphere allows them to
reach great altitudes where photons are more energetic.
When the CFC's come into contact with these high
energy photons, their individual components are freed
from the whole.
16. The following reaction displays how Cl
atoms have an ozone destroying cycle:
Cl+O3→ClO+O2(step 1)
ClO+O.→Cl+O2(step 2)
O3+O.→2O2(Overall reaction)
17. Chlorine is able to destroy so much of the ozone
because it acts as a catalyst. Chlorine initiates
the breakdown of ozone and combines with a
freed oxygen to create two oxygen molecules.
After each reaction, chlorine begins the
destructive cycle again with another ozone
molecule. One chlorine atom can thereby
destroy thousands of ozone molecules. Because
ozone molecules are being broken down they
are unable to absorb any ultraviolet light so we
experience more intense UV radiation at the
Earth's surface.
18. General Questions (or more likely the
summary -_-)
• What are the causes of the depletion of our ozone layer?
-The release of free radicals, the use of CFC's, the
excessive burning of fossil fuels.
• What is the chemical reaction that displays how ozone is created?
-UV + O2 -> 2O + heat
-O2 + O -> O3
-O3 + O -> 2O2
• Which reactions demonstrate the destruction of the ozone layer?
- Cl + O3 ------> ClO + O2 and ClO + O ------> Cl + O
• How do CFC's destroy the ozone layer?
-the atomic chlorine freed from CFC reacts in a catalytic
manner with ozone and atomic oxygen to make more oxygen
molecules
• Why should regulations be enforced now in regards to pollution and
harmful chemicals?
-without regulation, the production and use of chemicals
will run out of hand and do irreversible damage to the
stratosphere
19. • What type of atom in the CFC molecule is most
destructive to the ozone?
-chlorine
• In which layer of the atmosphere does the ozone layer?
-the stratosphere, the second closest to the
Earth's surface
• What cycle is responsible for ozone in the stratosphere?
-the Chapman cycle
• What factor is responsible for breaking up stable
molecules?
-ultraviolet rays from the sun
22. Outside links
• Animated Basics of Chemistry Behind CFC and Ozone Depletion: A must see!
• Harvey, Erica; Sweeney, Robert. "Modeling Stratospheric Ozone Kinetics, Part II: Addition of Hydrogen, Nitrogen
and Chlorine: OzoneModelingPartII.mcd." J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1310.
• Koubek, Edward; Glanville, James O. "The absorption of UV light by ozone (TD)." J. Chem. Educ. 1989, 66, 338.
• NASA Observation of Ozone Hole in Polar Regions: Cool little animation dating the Ozone problem in the polar
caps since 1979.xts/UCD_Chem_2C/Chem_2C_Main_Group_Chemistry/Group_13%3a_The_Boron_Family#
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1Kip70Um4&feature=related:watch the ozone deteriorate before your eyes
in this colorfulanimation!!!
• http://www.epa.gov/ozone/strathome.html
• http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ozone
• http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode42/usc_sec_42_00007671---a000-.html
• References
• Dessler, Andrew. The Chemistry and Physics of Stratospheric Ozone. San Diego, Ca: Academic Press, 2000
• Hoffman, Matthew J. Ozone Depletion and Climate Change. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press,
2005
• Parson, Edward A. Protecting the Ozone Layer: Science and Strategy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
• Petrucci, Ralph H., William S. Harwood, and Geoff E. Herring. General Chemistry : Principles and Modern
Applications. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2006.Dynamic Equilibrium#
• Varotsos, Costas, Kirill Ya. Kondratyev. Atmospheric Ozone Variability: Implications for Climate Change, Human
Health and Ecosystems. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing Ltd, 2000
• Godish, Thad. Air Quality. 4th ed. Florida: CRC Press LLC, 2004.
• United States Clean Air Act: as of June 3rd, 2010.
• Contributors
• Caroline Tran, Dan Chong , Anne Keith, Jordan Shively