Select All of the Following Statements That Are True About

question 102

Multiple Choice

Select all of the following statements that are true about ozone depletion.

• A) CFC molecules are very stable in the atmosphere and gradually diffuse upward to the ozone layer.
• B) CFC molecules in the ozone layer absorb UV radiation and break apart with one molecule being ClO (chlorine oxide).
• C) ClO molecules then release their O to a passing O in the ozone layer.
• D) The lone Cl atom then attaches to an O3 molecule, breaking it into O2 and ClO
• E) The ClO molecule then falls to Earth and removes some oxygen from the ozone layer.

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