released from the refrigerators, aerosol sprays breakdown ozone into oxygen.

Carbon dioxide

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Sulphur dioxide

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Chlorofluorocarbons

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Solution

The correct option is C Chlorofluorocarbons
Chlorofluorocarbons, also known as CFCs, consist of chemical compounds made up of chlorine, fluorine and carbon. The most common source of CFCs are refrigerators and they rise into the atmosphere. There they break into chlorine atoms which in turn break down ozone into oxygen.

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Column-I	Column-II
A. Nitrous oxide	1. Secondary pollutant from car exhausts
B. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs)	2. Combustion of fossil fuels, wood, etc.
C. Methane	3. Denitrification
D. Ozone $(O_{3})$	4. Refrigerators, aerosol, sprays
E. Carbon dioxide	5. Cattle, rice fields, toilets

Which of the is responsible for depletion of ozone layer? Options are :-

Smog

Carbon monoxide

Nitrogen dioxide

Chlorofluorocarbons

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