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Approximate the atmosphere above $R_p$ as isothermal with constant gravity and atmospheric scale height $H$, soVertical transport over one scale height has eddy mixing timeThe chemical quench level satisfies ${\tau }_{\mathrm{chem}}(z_q)={\tau }_{\mathrm{mix}}$. Since ${\tau }_{\mathrm{chem}}=\eta z$,Above this level, mixing is faster than reaction and freezes the deeper abundance of A. Larger $K_{zz}$ moves the quench level deeper and raises $P_q$. Important examples are carbon monoxide–methane quenching and nitrogen–ammonia quenching; phosphine destruction is another tracer of vertical quenching.