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Ozone Layer Depletion

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What happens when higher energy ultraviolet radiations act on the oxygen at the higher level of the atmosphere?

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Ozone layer forms due to a combination of the molecular and elemental form of oxygen in the presence of UV rays. When high energy ultraviolet radiations act on the oxygen at the high level of atmosphere ozone is formed.

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