Question

Which class of chemical is linked to the decrease in the decrease in the amount of ozone in the upper atmosphere of the earth?(Delhi - 2012)

Answer 1

Explanation:

cfcs mean chloroflorocarbons

Answer 2

The class of chemicals associated with depletion of the ozone layer is chlorofluorocarbons.

Explanation:

• When the Chlorofluorocarbons shortly called as CFCs is present in the atmosphere, due to interaction with UV rays, these substances releases the chlorine atom present in them.
• The releases chlorine atom reacts with the ozone present in the atmosphere and converts it from $O_3$ to $O_2$.
• This conversion makes the layer of ozone weak due to the lack of a sufficient amount of ozone.
• In this way, CFCs accounts for the depletion of the ozone layer and the adverse side effects caused due to it.

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