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Which aerosols deplete ozone ?

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Chlorofluoro carbons (CFCs) such as freon-12 (`C Cl_2F_2`) depletes the ozone layer.
`CF_(2)Cl_(2) overset(hv) to CF_(2)Cl + Cl`
`Cl + O_(3) to O_(2) + Cl overset(.)`
`Cloverset(.) overset("slow")to Cl + overset(.)`
`Cloverset(.) + overset(.)O to Coverset(.)l + O_(2)`
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