Ultraviolet radiation
What Ultraviolet radiation means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Ultraviolet radiation
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Reference: OCR
The energy source in the upper atmosphere that breaks the carbon–chlorine bond in a CFC by homolytic fission to form halogen radicals.
The energy source in the upper atmosphere that supplies the energy needed to break the carbon–halogen bond.
Topics that use Ultraviolet radiation
- Haloalkanes (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Bond strength and reactivity down Group 7
- Carbon–halogen bond enthalpy
- catalytic cycle
- Curly arrow conventions
- Electron-deficient carbon in haloalkanes
- Formation of alcohols from haloalkanes
- Homolytic fission
- Hydrolysis of haloalkanes
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