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Function of oxygen in ozone layer?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

First of all, ozone is made up of three oxygen atoms. The function of this ozone is to keep out the most harmful of the Sun's rays. When struck by these rays the ozone spilts. The atoms fly around until they encounter other free atoms. Once three combine, new ozone is formed. Thus the ozone is self-sustaining.

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