What happens when high energy ultraviolet radiations act on the oxygen at the higher level of atmosphere ?
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In the stratosphere, ozone is created primarily by ultraviolet radiation. When high-energy ultraviolet rays strike ordinary oxygen molecules (O2), they split the molecule into two single oxygen atoms, known as atomic oxygen. A freed oxygen atom then combines with another oxygen molecule to form a molecule of ozone.
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When ultraviolet radiation acts on O2, it breaks into 2 single oxygen atoms.
These single atoms combine with other 02 molecule to form ozone (O3) in the stratosphere.
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