What is the purpose of the arrow in a chemical equation? a. it indicates the direction in which the reaction occurs. b. it separates the elements from the compounds. c. it indicates the direction of increase in the number of molecules. d. it indicates the direction of heat movement in a reaction.

Be sure to answer all parts. the catalytic destruction of ozone occurs via a two-step mechanism, where x can be any of several species: (1) x + o3 → xo + o2 [slow] (2) xo + o → x + o2 [fast] (a) write the overall reaction. o3 + o → 2 o2 o3 + xo → x + 2 o2 xo + x + o3 + o → xo + x + 2 o2 x + o3 → xo + o2 (b) write the rate law for each step (using k for the rate constant). reaction 1: reaction 2: k[x][o2] k[xo][o2] k[x][o3] k[xo][o3] k[xo][o2] k[x][o] k[x][o2] k[xo][o] (c) x acts as a and xo acts as a catalyst intermediate intermediate catalyst (d) high-flying aircraft release no into the stratosphere, which catalyzes this process. when o3 and no concentrations are 3 ă— 1012 molecule/cm3 and 9.9 ă— 109 molecule/cm3, respectively, what is the rate of o3 depletion? the rate constant k for the rate-determining step is 6 ă— 10â’15 (cm3)2/moleculeâ·s. give your answer in scientific notation. use one significant figure in your answer. ă— 10 molecule/s