Polar-vortex heterogeneous chemistry

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the atmospheric-chemistry subtree

On polar-stratospheric-cloud surfaces at <~195 K: HCl + ClONO₂ → Cl₂ + HNO₃. Spring sunlight photolyses Cl₂, launching catalytic O₃ destruction that creates the Antarctic ozone hole.

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