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from my understanding of ozone, when O2 is hit by UV light, it splits into smaller oxygen molecules which then proceed to bond to other O2 molecules making O3. However i'm wondering if i were to obtain a glass flask of O2 and shine a UV light onto it,
1. would the O2 in the flask all be converted to O3, or does the O3 break back down into O2 and O1 upon contact with UV light again?
2. if i were to place a UV sensor or photometer on the other side of the flask, how would my readings be different when the UV light is shining through the O2 gas than from when there is nothing in between the UV light source and the photometer?
chris,
a chemistry student