Question

Which of the following chemicals lead to depletion of the ozone layer?
a) Carbon dioxide b) Chloro-fluorocarbons
c) Nitrogen d) Water vapour

Answer 1

answer b :chloro- fluorocarbons

Answer 2

Answer:

b) Chloro-fluoro Carbons

Explanation:

In the given question,

We know that the main factor because of which the depletion of the ozone layer is taking place is because of the greenhouse gases that are emanating from our households and are getting accumulated in the atmosphere.

One such greenhouse gas is CFC (Chloro-Fluoro Carbons) which is emanated from our daily use household appliances like Refrigerator and Air Conditioner etc.

Therefore, we can say that the Chloro-fluoro Carbons is the chemical responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer.