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Reaction Intermediates
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A reaction intermediate is produced in one mechanism step and fully consumed in a later step, never appearing in the overall equation.
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The lone oxygen atom produced in ozone decomposition's first step is entirely consumed in the second, absent from the net equation.
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An intermediate is a real, if short-lived, species — unlike a transition state, it can be detected between steps.