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What happens when higher energy ultraviolet radiations act on the oxygen at the higher level of the atmosphere?

When higher energy ultraviolet radiations acts on the oxygen at the higher level of the atmosphere, the UV radiation is splits the oxygen gas into free oxygen atoms. The reaction is as follows:



The free O atoms reacts with the oxygen to form the product Ozone molecule.



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