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Freon gas causing stratospheric $O_{3}$ depletion is mainly released from

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Refrigerator

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Automobile

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Thermal power plant

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Steel industry

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Solution

The correct option is A Refrigerator
Freon or Aerosols or Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the chemicals used as refrigerants, propellants and solid plastic foams. The chemicals are also released as aerosol by jets. Along with nitrous oxide, CFCs react with ozone of ozonosphere and deplete the same.
So, the correct answer is 'Refrigerator'

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