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Suggest a mechanism for the decomposition of ozone, `O_3` into `O_2`.

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The probable mechanism of decomposition of `O_3` into `O_2` is:
` O_3 underset("fast")overset(K_1) hArr O_2 +[O]`
` [O] +O_3 underset("slow")overset(k_2) to 2O_2`
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