what is ozone ? how is the troposphere is a bad Ozone and stratosphere is a good Ozone ? what is its significance in the upper atmosphere - stratosphere ? class 10
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Ozone, or trioxygen, is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula O ₃. It is a pale blue gas with a distinctively pungent smell. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic allotrope O ₂, breaking down in the lower atmosphere to O₂.
In the stratosphere, which extends from about 10 to 50 km above the Earth's surface, ozone is 'good' as it protects life on Earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays. ... In the troposphere, near the Earth's surface, human activities lead to ozone concentrations several times higher than the natural background level.
The Earth's atmosphere has four primary layers: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. These layers protect our planet by absorbing harmful radiation. Stratosphere 10–31 Miles - The ozone layer lies within the stratosphere and absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
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