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Ozone is a molecule in the upper atmosphere that is made up of three atoms of _____.

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oxygen is the answer/GRADPOINT
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Answer:Ozone is a molecule in the upper atmosphere that is made up of three atoms of oxygen.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ozone in a molecule of three oxygen atoms present in stratosphere layer of an atmosphere on the Earth. Its is a inorganic molecule with molecular formula of
O_3.

Ozone layer formed protects the earth surface from the ultraviolet and infrared rays emitted by the sun.It is formed from the action of ultraviolet rays on the oxygen gas molecule.


3O_2(g)\overset{\text{Ultra-Violet light}}\rightarrow 2O_3(g)

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