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Is the Earth's ozone layer composed of oxygen? |
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Kind of. The oxygen we breathe is composed of two oxygen atoms joined, like this:
O-O, or O2
Ozone is poisonous, but is a good protector against radiation in the high atmosphere. It is made of three oxygen atoms, like this:
O-O-O, or O3
O-O, or O2
Ozone is poisonous, but is a good protector against radiation in the high atmosphere. It is made of three oxygen atoms, like this:
O-O-O, or O3
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