Chlorofluorocarbon

Oct 23, 2020

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC-11 and CFC-12), they are also chemically inert in the troposphere, but they can also be photolyzed in the stratosphere by solar radiation or consumed by reaction with active oxygen atoms.

CCl₃F+hv→CCl₂F+Cl,

CCl₂F₂+hv→CClF₂+Cl

CCl₃F+O(1D)→CCl₂F+ClO

CCl₂F₂+O(1D)→CClF+ClO


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