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BITSAT 2012
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2012
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Environmental Chemistry

BITSAT 2012 · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry

Formation of ozone in the upper atmosphere from oxygen takes place...

Formation of ozone in the upper atmosphere from oxygen takes place by the action of

Options

  1. ANitrogen oxides
  2. BUltraviolet rays
  3. CCosmic rays
  4. DFree radicals

Correct answer

B. Ultraviolet rays

Step-by-step solution

In presence of U.V. rays O2\mathrm{O}_{2} is converted into O3\mathrm{O}_{3}
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