NEET Biology question

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**Assertion:** UV radiation causes photo-dissociation of ozone into and , thus causing damage to the stratospheric ozone layer. **Reason:** The ozone hole results in global warming and climate change.

(A)Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(B)Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is true but reason is false
(D)Assertion is false but reason is true

Answer: (B)

Solution

UV radiation does cause photo-dissociation of ozone into and atomic oxygen as part of the natural ozone-oxygen cycle, contributing to ozone loss (assertion true), and the ozone hole is indeed linked with broader climate change effects (reason true, in a general sense). However,

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