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Problem
A proposed mechanism for the reaction between
N
O
\mathrm{NO}
NO
and
O
3
\mathrm{O_3}
O
3
is given below. Step 1:
N
O
2
+
O
3
→
N
O
3
+
O
2
\mathrm{NO_2 + O_3 \rightarrow NO_3 + O_2}
N
O
2
+
O
3
→
N
O
3
+
O
2
Step 2:
N
O
3
+
N
O
→
2
N
O
2
\mathrm{NO_3 + NO \rightarrow 2\,NO_2}
N
O
3
+
NO
→
2
N
O
2
Explain why
N
O
3
\mathrm{NO_3}
N
O
3
is classified as an intermediate in this mechanism.
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