Question

_______ used in refrigerators damages the ozone layer of the atmosphere.

Answer 1

Chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs:

• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used in aerosol sprays, refrigerators, and air conditioners cause the depletion of the ozone layer in the atmosphere.
• Ozone depletion refers to the slow decline of the ozone concentration in the earth's atmosphere.
• The ozone layer absorbs the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun and prevents them from reaching the earth's surface.
• Due to a decrease in the concentration of ozone in the air, the harmful ultraviolet rays enter the earth's lower atmosphere to cause skin cancer, cataracts in the eyes, sunburn, etc.

Therefore, chlorofluorocarbons used in the refrigerators damages the ozone layer of the atmosphere.