When UV radiation hits a CFC molecule, that precarious bundle of elements breaks apart, releasing ultra-reactive chlorine.

Turns out, when UV light hits a CFC molecule, it releases a chlorine atom which basically goes on a killing spree to celebrate. Turning ozone molecules into oxygen which are worthless when it ...

Paul Newman, the leader of NASA‘s ozone research team and chief scientist for earth sciences at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, says that the chlorine atom within a CFC molecule does the ...