Chemistry
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(a) The pollutants such as NO2, SO2 and SO3 dissolved in the moisture of air are the cause of ……………
(b) Excessive release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the cause of …………… effect which produces global warming.
(c) Ozone layer prevents the harmful …………… radiation of the sun to reach the earth.
(d) Decrease in the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere is the cause of the formation of …………… holes.
(e) Ozone depletion is mainly caused by the active …………… atoms generated from CFC in the presence of UV radiation.
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(a) The pollutants such as NO2, SO2 and SO3 dissolved in the moisture of air are the cause of acid rain
(b) Excessive release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the cause of greenhouse effect which produces global warming.
(c) Ozone layer prevents the harmful ultraviolet radiation of the sun to reach the earth.
(d) Decrease in the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere is the cause of the formation of ozone holes.
(e) Ozone depletion is mainly caused by the active chlorine atoms generated from CFC in the presence of UV radiation.
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