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Originally Posted by astralis
gunnut,
ozone is a very reactive gas (O3 config)- sunlight energy breaks it up before it reaches the upper atmosphere.
CFCs, on the other hand, are rather non-reactive, which is why we used to use it. however, its chlorine will react with the unstable O3 ozone molecule.
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OK. More questions:
If ozone is that reactive, breakind down from sunlight before it reaches into the upper atmosphere, then how can the ozone already up there stay in any appreciable quantity, given the intense sunlight up there?
Also, if ozone is that reactive, why do we still have smog? We should use more CFC spray cans to destory ground level ozone.
