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CO2 is carbon dioxide. It is the oxide of carbon. It causes ozone depletion.

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Does charcoal have an effect on the ozone layer?

Charcoal itself does not have a direct effect on the ozone layer. However, the process of burning charcoal can release carbon monoxide and other pollutants into the atmosphere, contributing to air pollution which can indirectly impact the ozone layer.


Is the ozone layer the same as the co2 blanket?

No, the ozone layer and the CO2 blanket are two different layers in the Earth's atmosphere. The ozone layer absorbs and filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun, while the CO2 blanket refers to the trapping of heat in the atmosphere due to high levels of carbon dioxide released from human activities, leading to global warming.


What does carbon dioxide to the ozone layer?

CO2 (carbon dioxide) does not directly affect ozone, unlike the man-made gases CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). However, higher levels of carbon dioxide have an indirect effect on the ozone layer, which lies in the stratosphere.In the lower stratosphere and close to the equator, increased CO2 slows the production of new ozone, especially in the spring.However, near the poles and in the upper stratosphere, CO2 increases the amount of ozone. It does this by preventing nitrogen oxide from breaking the ozone down.


How does carbon dioxide effect the ozone layer?

Itself it allows Earth to store the thermal energy the Sun sends us. But if it runs out of control, it might cause more than just temperature increase. There is a sequence of reactions that prevents ozone to go down to low atmosphere, and decomposes ozone to oxygen. If the hydrocarbons prevent the final reaction, the ozone will not decompose. Here are they: Nitrogen oxides decompose in NO and O: NO2 -> NO + O Oxygen atom matches an oxygen molecule, forming ozone: O + O2 -> O3 Ozone is consumed to react with nitrogen oxide: NO + O3 -> O2 + NO2 This is the normal cycle. The hydrocarbons scramble this final reaction, causing more nitrogen oxides to be created, creating more ozone.


What does ethanol do to the ozone layer?

Burning ethanol releases Carbon Dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas which is causing global warming. It has very little to do with the ozone layer, which was damaged last century by chlorine and bromine from CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), released from aerosols and refrigeration.

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Does charcoal have an effect on the ozone layer?

Charcoal itself does not have a direct effect on the ozone layer. However, the process of burning charcoal can release carbon monoxide and other pollutants into the atmosphere, contributing to air pollution which can indirectly impact the ozone layer.


Can ozone clear the CO2?

No. Ozone has no effect on CO2.


Is CO2 destroying the ozone?

Carbon dioxide is denoted by CO2. It causes global warming. Global warming then causes ozone depletion.


Other than CO2 which other gases are responsible for the damage of the ozone layer?

Methane (CH4), CFCs are a few of those gases. Currently, we do not believe that CO2 has an effect on this layer.


What could cause the ozone to crack?

chloro floro carbons and co2 are major causes for ozone depletion


What is released into the atmosphere when gas oil and coal are burned?

The main compounds released when burning gas and oil, are water vapor, carbon dioxide/CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide. These compounds are contributing to the greenhouse effect and depletion of the ozone layer.


How do you increase the ozone layer by spreading co2?

Carbon dioxide, CO2, has very little to do with the ozone layer. The ozone layer will repair itself if we stop damaging it, which we have, by banning CFCs, chlorofluorocarbon gases, the chlorine of which was destroying the ozone molecules. Scientists hope the ozone layer will be completely restored by 2060.


What blocks ultra violate radiation?

the ozone layer but because of CO2 the are some gapes in it that can effect the earth and destroy the planet


Is the ozone layer the same as the co2 blanket?

No, the ozone layer and the CO2 blanket are two different layers in the Earth's atmosphere. The ozone layer absorbs and filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun, while the CO2 blanket refers to the trapping of heat in the atmosphere due to high levels of carbon dioxide released from human activities, leading to global warming.


What is the bulidup of carbon dioxide in the ozone called?

There is no buildup of CO2 in the ozone layer.


International agreement held about ozone depletion and CO2 production?

You need to clarify this or rephrase it


What does carbon dioxide to the ozone layer?

CO2 (carbon dioxide) does not directly affect ozone, unlike the man-made gases CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). However, higher levels of carbon dioxide have an indirect effect on the ozone layer, which lies in the stratosphere.In the lower stratosphere and close to the equator, increased CO2 slows the production of new ozone, especially in the spring.However, near the poles and in the upper stratosphere, CO2 increases the amount of ozone. It does this by preventing nitrogen oxide from breaking the ozone down.