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Why is ozone in stratosphere and oxygen in troposphere?

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Why is ozone in stratosphere and oxygen in troposphere?

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  1. its because of the denseness and heaviness of the gases that is Y they are on that position in the atmosphere


  2. Ozone is found in the stratosphere, where it blocks the sun's ultraviolet (UV) waves and prevents them from reaching the earth's surface and cause damage.

  3. You're asking this question twice. Not all of the ozone is found in the stratosphere. Most of it is in the stratosphere. The troposphere is the lowest part of the atmosphere, closest to the Earth, which is why more oxygen accumulates there. Most, if not all, of the oxygen that ends up there is released from the Earth's hydrosphere, ecosphere and biosphere, through various means, which involve living organisms. The exchange of gases between organisms, as well as chemical processes like combustion, release not only oxygen, but also other gases like nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapor into the atmosphere, most, notably, the troposphere, due to its proximity to the Earth's surface. In fact, only a fraction, about a fifth of the troposphere's gases is oxygen.

    Ozone is also a form of the element oxygen, but consists of 3 oxygen atoms, so I suppose you meant oxygen gas in the troposphere. The reason why ozone is found in the stratosphere is the fact that ozone is a much more powerful oxidizing agent than oxygen element itself. Since oxygen has a higher exposure to the sun's heat and radiation in the stratosphere compared to in the troposphere, natural photochemical reactions associated with solar ultraviolet radiation forms a new form of oxygen, known as ozone. It is formed in the ozone layer of the stratosphere by the action of solar ultraviolet light on oxygen.

    Ozone is a trace gas, meaning that is extremely rare in our atmosphere, consisting of only 1 percent of it. this is because most of the free oxygen settles in the troposphere, leaving very little of it to reach the stratosphere layer, to form ozone.

  4. o zone layer 03 is a pure and refreshing layer of oxygen present in the other atmosphere.ozone layer covers the earth all around like a blanket now be cause of toxic substances and pollution there is a hole in the ozone layer and hence harmful sunrays IE ultra violet radiations can reach us which can cause many diseases like skin cancer.

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