Question
- Expand CFC.
- How does it reduce ozone to oxygen?
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Answer
- Chlorofluorocarbon.
- The CFCs move upward and reach the stratosphere, where the UV rays act on them and release Cl atoms.
- The Cl acts as a catalyst and degrades ozone releasing molecular oxygen.
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