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Chlorine containing substances are not ODS.

False

One chlorine atom destroys 100,000 ozone molecules when it combines with bromine atoms in the stratosphere.


Compounds that release chlorine when they are exposed to UV light in stratosphere are called ozone-depleting Substances (ODS).


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