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प्रश्न
Ozone is a gas heavier than air. Why does ozone layer not settle down near the earth?
उत्तर
Ozone is found to be thermodynamically unstable and undergoes decomposition into molecular oxygen and a dynamic equilibrium exists between the production and decomposition of ozone. The reactions involved can be shown as-
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