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प्रश्न
Give reason for the following:
Destruction of ozone layer is harmful for both humans and plants.
उत्तर
Damage cause due to ozone depletion to humans:
- Sun burn and skin cancer
- Disruption in function of DNA
- Early aging of skin
- weakening of immune system
- eye cataract and eye damage
Animals: Severe damage to cells of animals and all the damages caused to humans as above.
Plants:
- Retards plant growth.
- Reduces chlorophyll content
- inhibits pollen germination
- Disrupts ecosystem, quality of vegetables
- increases harmful mutations
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How depletion of the ozone layer affect living organisms?
Give one harmful effect of CFC.
Explain how, harmful ultraviolet radiations of sunlight are prevented from reaching the earth's surface.
Which pollutant released into the air during refrigeration and airconditioning is the greatest contributor to the depletion of ozone layer?
(a) BHC
(b) DDT
(c) CFC
(d) UNEP
Explain what is smog. Give its effects.
Discuss in detail the process of ozone depletion.
Is ozone depletion related to global warming?
Ozone is abundant in this layer. Ozone heats this layer as it absorbs from incoming ultraviolet radiation from the sun:
Give balanced equations for formation of ozone molecules from oxygen molecules. What type of reaction takes place, during the formation.
Name or state the following:
The atom which reacts with oxygen to form ozone.
