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Inorganic Chemicals > Gases > Oxygen > Ozone
Inorganic Chemicals > Elements > Chalcogens > Oxygen > Ozone

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Ozone  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Ground Level Ozone
  • Level Ozone, Ground
  • Ozone, Ground Level
  • Ozone, Tropospheric
  • Tropospheric Ozone

Note

  • OZONE DEPLETION is also available

Scope note

  • The unstable triatomic form of oxygen, O3. It is a powerful oxidant that is produced for various chemical and industrial uses. Its production is also catalyzed in the ATMOSPHERE by ULTRAVIOLET RAY irradiation of oxygen or other ozone precursors such as VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS and NITROGEN OXIDES. About 90% of the ozone in the atmosphere exists in the stratosphere (STRATOSPHERIC OZONE).

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