Chemistry · 2019
JEE Main · 8 April 2019, Shift 1 · Q50
Assertion: Ozone is destroyed by CFCs in the upper stratosphere. Reason: Ozone holes increase the amount of UV radiation reaching the earth.
Assertion : Ozone is destroyed by CFCs in the upper stratosphere.
Reason: Ozone holes increase the amount of UV radiation reaching the earth.
Official answer
(1)
Assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the explanation for the assertion.
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