Question

formation for ozone in short

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Answer 1

Ozone is formed when heat and sunlight cause chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOX ) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), which are also known as Hydrocarbons. This reaction can occur both near the ground and high in the atmosphere.

Answer 2

SHORT NOTE ON OZONE :-

• Ozone is made up of three atoms of Oxygen while ordinary Oxygen is made up of only two. The formation of ozone takes place in the upper atmosphere when an oxygen molecule is broken down into two atoms by ultraviolet radiation and the free unstable atoms other oxygen molecules forming tri-atomic ozone (O₃) gas.