Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)<br />
• CFCs is the abbreviated form of ChloroFluoroCarbons, a<br />
collective name given to a series of compounds<br />
containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms.<br />
Examples: CFCl 3 , CF 2 Cl 2 , and CF 2 ClCFCl 2 .<br />
• Related names<br />
– HCFCs: Hydrochloroflorocarbons, halocarbons<br />
containing hydrogen atoms in addition to chlorine,<br />
fluorine and carbon atoms.<br />
– HFCs: hydroflorocarbons, halocarbons containing<br />
atoms of hydrogen in addition to fluorine and carbon<br />
atoms.<br />
– Perhalocarbons: halocarbons in which every available<br />
carbon bond contains a haloatoms.<br />
– Halons: bromine-containing halocarbons, especially<br />
used as fire extinguishing agents.
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