Quote:Volcanoes are a source of HCl, but most HCl comes from the oceans (technically from a chemical reaction which converts oceanic NaCl to HCl in the atmosphere).


"most HCl never has the opportunity to react with ozone"


Note it says "most" not "all." HCl levels are ten times CFC levels, so if only10% of the HCl has the opportunity to release free chlorine (or react directly, does HCl do that or was the passage technically incorrect?) then we're talking about an equal effect, 20% would be double the effect. There was no number given, just the vague word "most, " so either the science is not exact on this or the author ignored the science.


Note the word "may" was used several times, indicating the whole passage was speculation, not science.


My original comment was that you were wrong about CFCs reacting with ozone. Your very own chemistry post proved I was right. You also made a ridiculous comment about chlorine in the atmosphere killing life on Earth. If you are an example of the quality of scientists these days, then science is in sad shape.