Assertion: Ozone is destroyed by CFCs in the upper stratosphere.
Reason: Ozone holes increase the amount of UV radiation reaching the earth.
(a) Assertion and reason are both correct, and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.
(b) Assertion is false, but the reason is correct.
(c) Assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the explanation for the assertion.
(d) Assertion and reason are incorrect.
Question ID - 52471 | SaraNextGen Top Answer Assertion: Ozone is destroyed by CFCs in the upper stratosphere.
Reason: Ozone holes increase the amount of UV radiation reaching the earth.
(a) Assertion and reason are both correct, and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.
(b) Assertion is false, but the reason is correct.
(c) Assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the explanation for the assertion.
(d) Assertion and reason are incorrect.
Assertion: Ozone is destroyed by CFCs in the upper stratosphere.
Reason: Ozone holes increase the amount of UV radiation reaching the earth.
(a) Assertion and reason are both correct, and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.
(b) Assertion is false, but the reason is correct.
(c) Assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the explanation for the assertion.
(d) Assertion and reason are incorrect.
CFC’s are responsible for depletion of ozone layer
CF2Cl2 
(g)+ F2
Cl
i i
Cl+O3 
ClO+O2
i i
ClO + O 
Cl+O2
Both statements are correct.