Physics, asked by jigmedarj1987, 11 months ago

which atom is cfc is responsible for ozon layer depletion​

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Answered by patelarya24
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Rowland, a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, and Molina, a postdoctoral fellow in Rowland's laboratory, had shown that chlorofluorocarbons—CFCs—could destroy ozone, a molecule made up of three oxygen atoms, O3, in Earth's stratosphere.

Answered by Chatterjee2005
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Answer:

chlorine atom present in chloro fluro carbons are responsible for ozone layer depletion

Explanation:

proof from wikepedia:

chlorine

However, scientists have discovered that certain chemicals react with UV radiation in the stratosphere, which causes them to break apart and release chlorine or bromine atoms. These atoms, in turn, destroy ozone molecules.

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