UV radiations contribute to the production of

methane

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carbon dioxide

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ozone

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oxygen

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The correct option is C ozone
Oxygen absorbs UV rays and splits into two nascent oxygen atoms. One of this combines with an oxygen molecule and produces ozone. Ozone is unstable and absorbs a different UV radiation and splits into oxygen and a nascent atom , and the cycle continues.

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