Problem 1
Explain why \(\mathrm{OH}^{\circ}\) reacts more quickly than \(\mathrm{HOO}^{\circ}\) to abstract hydrogen from other molecules.
Problem 3
What are the two different initial steps by which atmospheric formaldehyde, \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{CO}\), is decomposed in air?
Problem 4
What is the reaction by which most nitric oxide molecules in the troposphere are oxidized to nitrogen dioxide?
Problem 11
Explain how atmospheric sulfur dioxide is oxidized by gas-phase reactions in the atmosphere.
Problem 12
Explain what is meant by the term loosely botend oxygen. What are its four characteristic reactions in stratospheric chemistry?
