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What is ozone? 

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Ozone is made up of three atoms of oxygen combined together. It is formed high up in the atmosphere by the action of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on oxygen gas. The UV radiation from the sun splits the oxygen gas into free oxygen atoms.

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Chapter 5: Our Environment - Exercise 2 [Page 241]

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Lakhmir Singh Biology (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Our Environment
Exercise 2 | Q 35.1 | Page 241
Oxford University Press Voyage Geography [English] Class 7
Chapter 3 Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
Answer the questions in one or two paragraphs. | Q 3. i.
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