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  • 01-09-2017
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Scientists noticed that the ozone layer was thinning. What was occurring at the same time?

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  • 08-09-2017
At the same time there is increased usage of chlorofluorocarbon [CFC].
CFC are halogenated compounds which have ability to destroy the ozone layer. When ultraviolet ray strike CFC in the atmosphere, it breaks the forces holding the molecule together and yield a chlorine atom. The chlorine atom then react with the ozone layer, breaking it apart and destroying it.
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