(N/A) In winter,special clouds called polar stratospheric clouds form over Antarctica. These clouds provide a surface for the hydrolysis of chlorine nitrate to form hypochlorous acid,and they also react with hydrogen chloride to produce chlorine molecules.
$ClONO_{2(g)} + H_2O_{(g)} \rightarrow HOCl_{(g)} + HNO_{3(g)}$
$ClONO_{2(g)} + HCl_{(g)} \rightarrow Cl_{2(g)} + HNO_{3(g)}$
When sunlight returns to Antarctica in the spring,the heat from the sun causes these clouds to break down. The sunlight then triggers the photolysis of $HOCl$ and $Cl_2$:
$HOCl_{(g)} \xrightarrow{hv} \cdot OH_{(g)} + Cl^{\bullet}_{(g)}$
$Cl_{2(g)} \xrightarrow{hv} 2Cl^{\bullet}_{(g)}$
Thus,chlorine free radicals are generated,which initiate the chain reaction for ozone depletion.