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O-LevelChemistryChemistry of the Environment5070/11 · May/June 2013 · Q331 Mark

CFC compounds were commonly used as aerosol propellants. The structure of one CFC compound is shown. Which element in this compound causes a depletion of ozone in the atmosphere?

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Acarbon
Bchlorine
Cfluorine
Dhydrogen

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B: chlorine

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Chemistry of the Environment, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 33.

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