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Number 28 in the BR CBT 5 PS asks "which reaction definitely requires light energy?"
The two it compares are:
1. O3 + hv -> O2 + O
2. HCF3 -> HCF2 + F
They state that it is reaction 2 due to the homolytic cleaving requiring energy. But they say about rxn 1 "in the case of upper-atmosphere reactions, this is more likely to be light rather than heat." This confuses the hell out of me since the question asks which requires light energy
The two it compares are:
1. O3 + hv -> O2 + O
2. HCF3 -> HCF2 + F
They state that it is reaction 2 due to the homolytic cleaving requiring energy. But they say about rxn 1 "in the case of upper-atmosphere reactions, this is more likely to be light rather than heat." This confuses the hell out of me since the question asks which requires light energy