Study the following statements about ozone:
(a) It is essential for breathing of living organisms.
(b) It is used to disinfect water.
(c) It absorbs ultraviolet rays.
(d) Its proportion in air is about 3%.
Which of these statements are correct?
Ozone is a chemical used to disinfect water. The ozone layer is a layer that protects us from the harmful ultraviolet rays coming from the sun.
Therefore, (b) and (c) are correct here. Hence, option B is the right answer.