Assertion: Ozone is destroyed by CFCs in the upper stratosphere. Reason: Ozone holes increase the amount of UV radiation reaching the earth.

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Chemistry

Environmental chemistry

Chemistry in everyday life

Photographic Reactions

Question

Assertion: Ozone is destroyed by CFCs in the upper stratosphere.

Reason: Ozone holes increase the amount of UV radiation reaching the earth.

Assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the explanation for the assertion.

Assertion and reason are incorrect.

Assertion and reason are both correct, and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.

Assertion is false, but the reason is correct.

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The upper stratosphere consists of ozone (O3), which protect us from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiations coming from sun. The layer get depleted by CFC’s