Re: new single 833A VTTC and OZONE

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Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 12/26/03 10:27:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>

Could the harm in ozone come from the excess O2 thats being produced from
it?

     The harm in ozone comes not from the O2, but from the third oxygen 
atom which is very loosely attached so it reacts easily. This is what makes 
ozone a more powerful oxidizer than regular oxygen. O3 has 142 kJ/mol of 
excess energy over O2.

The reaction O3 + X => XO +O2 is much faster  than O2 + 2X=> 2XO

   The biological effect on the nose and lungs is similar to snorting 
chlorine gas or acid vapors. :-(~.  While there are amateur web sites and 
politically-motivated web sites that describe ozone as odorless, I have not 
found a single chemistry textbook that does not describe it as having a 
pungent odor, which would be consistent with the free O radical reacting 
with the sensors in the nasal tissue, as some of the surface molecules are 
being oxidized.

Hope this helps,
Matt D.