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The compounds that cause a depletion of the ozone layer contain carbon,

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Chorofluorocarbon of general formula C_XF_yH_z is responsible for ozone depletion. In the presence of high energetic rays, fluorine free radical is generated, which break ozone molecule to oxygen causing depletion of ozone layer.

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