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AP Chemistry
5.11 Catalysis
5.7 Introduction to Reaction Mechanisms
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The destruction of ozone in the upper atmosphere by atomic chlorine is proposed to proceed by the following two-step gas-phase mechanism:

\[ \text{Step 1: } \text{Cl(g)} + \text{O}_3\text{(g)} \rightarrow \text{ClO(g)} + \text{O}_2\text{(g)} \]
\[ \text{Step 2: } \text{ClO(g)} + \text{O(g)} \rightarrow \text{Cl(g)} + \text{O}_2\text{(g)} \]

Which of the following correctly identifies the role of \(\text{Cl(g)}\) and the role of \(\text{ClO(g)}\) in this reaction mechanism?

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