Question

Given: At the peak of the Antarctic ozone hole, about one-half ofthe initial ozone concentration at 16 km of 5 x 10^18 m^-3 is lostin 30 days. The rate-limiting step in the catalytic ozonedestruction cycle is thought to be ClO dimer formation.

ClO + Clo + M --k--> ClOOCl + M k = 8 x 10^-44 m^6 s^-1

Q: Determine an expression for the ozone loss rate.

Would it be the derivative of the ozone exponential decay of [O3] =[O3o] * e^ (-kt) which is dO3 / dt = -k * O3o * e^ (-kt)?