Barrons AP Environmental Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  1. (C) Ozone is produced by oxygen and sunlight in the UVC wavelength
    range (<240 nm). In the atmosphere, this reaction works only at higher
    altitudes where there is adequate high-energy UV penetration. The atomic
    oxygen so formed can combine with oxygen gas (O 2 ) to form ozone (O 3 ).

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