Unit 2: Ozone Layer

Today, we learnt about the ozone layer. laughing

  • blue and purple – least ozone; green, yellow and red – more ozone 

 

  • 90% of ozone occurs in the stratosphere – measured in Dobson Unit (DU)
  • Isotopes
  • 1A – Alkali metals; 2A – Alkali earth metals; 7A – Halogens; 8A – Noble gases
  • Bonding
  • E=hv
  • Microwaves, Infrared, Visible, UV, X-rays, Gamma rays
  • UV radiation/light
  • CFCs – chlorine destroy ozone
  • Skin cancer
  • Ozone hole