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A research aircraft measures the lower stratosphere at two places. Region X: ClO is about 1 ppb and ozone is very low. Region Y: ClO is negligible and ozone is normal. Which conclusion is best supported?

  1. ARegion Y has more atomic Cl than X
  2. BX has more , which converts all ClO to
  3. CClO is a product of ozone photolysis, so low ozone must lower ClO
  4. DChlorine is in an activated form (/) in X and is catalytically removing ozone there, while in Y chlorine is mostly tied up as and

Answer: D

ClO is the signature of active chlorine in the cycle . High ClO together with low ozone shows the chain is operating. In Y, with little ClO, chlorine must be in reservoirs. Reservoir species form when ClO meets , which would reduce ClO, the opposite of region X.
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