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Oxygen when came in contact with UV broke down. It then reacted with more oxygen to form ozone.

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Q: Where did the oxygen and ozone in your atmosphere come from according to this theory?
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No its not. Ozone is a form of oxygen.


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The oxygen formed in upper atmosphere is not for breathing. It forms again into ozone by natural phenomenons.


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