Question

Chlorofluorocarbon releases a chemical harmful to ozone is

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

In the stratosphere the CFC molecules break down by the action of solar ultraviolet radiation and release their constituent chlorine atoms. These then react with the ozone molecules, resulting in their removal.

Answer 2

Chlorine released from CFCs destroys ozone in catalytic reactions where 100,000 molecules of ozone can be destroyed per chlorine atom. A large springtime depletion of stratospheric ozone was getting worse each following year.