Question

Use of freons is not encouraged because

• A. They eat away the ozone in the atmosphere
• B. They destroy the oxygen layer
• C. They damage the refrigerator and air conditioners
• D. They are harmful to the eyes of people that use it

Answer 1

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).