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Stratospheric ozone: depletion and recovery — Homework
Keep "good ozone" and "bad ozone" clearly labeled by altitude in every answer.
- 1.If one chlorine atom destroys an average of 80,000 ozone molecules, and one CFC molecule releases 3 chlorine atoms once it reaches the stratosphere, how many ozone molecules could that one CFC molecule's chlorine ultimately destroy?
- 2.Explain why the exact same ozone molecule can be protective in one part of the atmosphere and harmful in another.
- 3.State three key facts about the Montreal Protocol.
- 4.Outline the ozone story's chain of events: scientific discovery, public awareness, international agreement, measured result.
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