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Oxygen is the element which, in the allotropic form known as ozone, absorbs UV rays from the sun. Off course, lots of other elements will do so. UV radiation does not penetrate lead, iron, zinc, etc. But those elements are not found in the atmosphere. It's the ozone that matters.

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