catalytic cycle
What catalytic cycle means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
A single chlorine radical destroys ozone over and over, being regenerated in the second step so that it acts as a catalyst rather than a reactant.
A cycle in which the chlorine radical is regenerated in the second step, so one chlorine radical destroys many ozone molecules.
Topics that use catalytic cycle
- Ozone depletion (AQA A-Level)
- Haloalkanes (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- atmospheric measurements
- Bond strength and reactivity down Group 7
- Carbon–halogen bond enthalpy
- catalyst regeneration
- chlorine-free replacements
- Curly arrow conventions
- Electron-deficient carbon in haloalkanes
- Formation of alcohols from haloalkanes
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