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The chlorine in CFCs is torn away from the compound by the sun's powerful UV rays making the lone Chlorine free to "attacks" the ozone molecules (O3), making them lose an oxygen molecule. The result is O2, and chlorine monoxide, CLO. One chlorine molecule can repeat this cycle over a thousand times, destroying the ozone layer.

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