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Creation and Destruction of atmospheric ozone and oxygen By: Alicia Pegues Erika Tafoya Refrences: Wikipedia.org, google.com, answers.com, labsozone.com the atmospheric ozone is created by the process 1)O2+sunlight_>O+O 2)O+O2_>O2+O 3)O3+sunlight_>O2+O 4)O+O3_>O2+O2

The first equation shows how O2, is the molecular form of oxygen. This is classified as decomposition.. The second reaction also has O2, which is also in the first reaction. this is classified as addition synthesis..The third equation has O3 which is a molecular form of ozone. This is classified as decomposition.. The fourth equation shows all of the molecules explained earlier. This is classified as single displacement. These are basically the steps to how the ozone is created in the atmosphere.

These reactions are important becasue it has to do with the ozone layer. The ozone layer is a layer is earths atmosphere that contains high levels of ozone. It has the ability to absorbe ultra violet radition. because of this, the ozone layer warms the stratosphere. But more importantly, the absorption from the ultra violet light at high altitude prevents this from reaching the surface of earth. Life on earth could not sustain life without the ozone layer. Ultraviolet radiation is very damaging to the organic matter of our planet. For humans, a lot of utraviolet exposure increases the risk of cancer. This formula is how ozone is made in the atmosphere. It is a continuous cycle that is essential to life.

Chemical reactions are important because without them, we would photosynthesis is, yet alone atmospheric ozone. The Chemical process could not happen. Without chemical processes life is not possible. All things are biochemical mechanisms or biochemical machines.By definition, a chemical reaction is a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substance to another.Basically, it is when another chemical substance is when one chemical substance is transformed to another. Chemical reactions that change the involvment of electrons in forming and breaking the chemical bonds between atoms. Chemical reactions are usually placed by a chemical change, and they yield one or more products. without these magnificent changes, we would not be able to sustain life.

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