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#Question id: 40484


Read the following statements regarding the breakdown of the ozone layer:

Statement I: UV radiation acts upon Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the stratosphere to release active Chloride radicals.

Statement II: A single Chlorine radical is consumed after destroying one Ozone molecule and cannot participate in further reactions.

Which of the options is correct?

#Applied Microbiology
  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3.  Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect. 
  4. Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.