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While ozone (O3) is toxic (it forms during an electrical fire) It exists as a thin layer at the top of the atmosphere , filtering out most UV light, and formed by the action of UV light on oxygen. It is unstable and is in a delicate equilibrium with O2.Without it, life would not be possible.

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