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CFCs are safe on Earth's surface but become very destructive to ozone when exposed to UV

light in the upper ----------? Upper what

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CFCs are broken down by UV photolysis, but the process takes a long time since it takes decades to cycle all of the air in the troposphere through the upper stratosphere. ... The photolysis of CFCs generates a highly reactive chlorine atom that can attack ozone or form compounds that destroy ozone. upper stratosphere should be your answer

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