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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry

Which of the following forms holes in the ozone layer?

  1. A \(\mathrm{CO}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{SO}_2\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{CO}_2\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{CF}_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{CF}_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2\)

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Chlorofluoro carbons (CFCs) such as \(\mathrm{CF}_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2\), \(\mathrm{CFCl}_3\), hydrofluoro carbons (HFCs) are responsible for ozone layer depletion or ozone holes.…