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Use of freons is not encouraged because

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They eat away the ozone in the atmosphere
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They destroy the oxygen layer
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They damage the refrigerator and air conditioners
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They are harmful to the eyes of people that use it
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Solution

The correct option is A They eat away the ozone in the atmosphere
Freons is also known as Chlorofluorocarbons​. CFCs react with the ozone gas in our atmosphere and leave us vulnerable to harmful effects of ultraviolet radiations of the sun. Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

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