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How much of the ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by oxygen and ozone?
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∙ 9y ago
It is likely that ozone only absorbs a tiny percentage of the UV-C incident on Earth's atmosphere. Likely the majority of UV-C is absorbed by nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere, and that in the lower stratosphere (where ozone is produced).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe ozone absorbs all the harmful. The not harmful one penetrates.
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∙ 9y agoIt absorbs only the harmful part. It allows the useful part.
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∙ 13y agoUV-C and more energetic light is blocked by the ozone and nitrogen at and above the ozone layer. UV-B is blocked by the ozone in the ozone layer. UV-A is passed through, largely unaffected.
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∙ 9y agoOzone layer does not absorb sun. It only absorbs UV part of the sun.
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∙ 9y agoMost of the UV is absorbed. UV is the harmful radiation of the sun.
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∙ 9y agoMost of the ozone absorbs the UV rays. It acts as a shield to the earth.
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∙ 10y agoUV rays are harmful radiations of the sun. They are absorbed by ozone layer.
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∙ 12y agoIt absorbs 97-99% of the Sun's UV light.
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Which part of the solar radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?
The ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer. The ozone molecules do not allow only the ultraviolet radiations to pass through.
What is Earths incoming ultraviolet radiation absorbed by?
Nitrogen, Oxygen (UV-C and more energetic), and Ozone (UV-B and more energetic)
An oxygen from present in the what filters ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
ozone
Most of earths incoming ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by what?
The atmosphere and especially the ozone layer
How much radiation is absorbed by oxygen and ozone?
UV-B radiation is uniquely absorbed by the ozone layer. Most of the more energetic solar radiation has been absorbed by other atmospheric constituents before the ozone layer. The atmosphere stops the classical alpha, beta and gamma radiations. Neutrons decay with time, and are also slowed a bit. Muons make it all the way to Earth's surface, as do many cosmic rays (mostly protons).
How much of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun is absorbed by oxygen and ozone?
95-99.9%
How much of the ultraviolet radition from the sun is absorbed by oxygen and ozone?
Most of it is absorbed. UV is the harmful radiation of the sun.
Which part of the solar radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?
The ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer. The ozone molecules do not allow only the ultraviolet radiations to pass through.
What is Earths incoming ultraviolet radiation absorbed by?
Nitrogen, Oxygen (UV-C and more energetic), and Ozone (UV-B and more energetic)
What is most of earths ultraviolet radiation absorbed by?
The atmosphere and especially the ozone layer
An oxygen from present in the what filters ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
ozone
Most of earths incoming ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by what?
The atmosphere and especially the ozone layer
An oxygen form present in the what filters ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
ozone layer
What does the ozone layer protect us from ultraviolet radiation?
The ozone layer is an elastic layer of ozone molecules. The UV radiations are the one coming from sun and absorbed by the ozone.
What are absorbed by the ozone?
Harmful ultraviolet radiations are absorbed by the ozone layer.
How much of the ultraviolet from the sun is absobed by oxygen and ozone?
Most of the UV from sun is absorbed by ozone. It acts as a shield for earth.
Where is over 95 percent of incoming ultraviolet radiation absorbed?
in the atmosphere;in the Ozone Layer(The ozone molecules filter out the harmful UV rays.)
