Q18 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2014

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2014 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Bioinorganic Chemistry · Topic: Bioinorganic Chemistry – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

Ozone present in upper atmosphere protects people on the earth
(a)due to its diamagnetic nature
(b)due to its blue colour
(c)due to absorption of radiation of wavelength at 255nm
(d)by destroying chlorofluoro carbons
Answer
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Explanation
Ozone absorbs strongly in the UV-C/UV-B region (Hartley band, maximum ≈255 nm), shielding the surface from that radiation.

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