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Quote by: Pooeypants Clearly, you weren't looking hard enough. The graph I cited show absorption from 130nm to 260nm (the full range is not shown). It compares the amount of absorption relative to O2 and quite clearly, because O3 absorbs a larger range (anything below 360nm is UV) it has a greater potential for "protecting" us. Unless of course, you can show me that the Sun emits more light in the higher UV frequencies than towards the lower frequency spectra.
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I was looking just fine. The table is in error. Ozone is simply unable to absorb UV C radiation. I can absorb UV B but not the entire range unlike O2 which can absorb the entire UV B spectrum. Neither O2 or O3 absorb any signifigant amount of UV A which is good since we need it for the synthesis of vitamin-D. The simple fact is that ozone is a result of dangerous radiation being absorbed by O2. The physics and chemistry are what they are.
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Quote by: Pooeypants Anyway, what exactly does the government gain by banning the use of CFCs? Can you give us a plausible explanation of this conspiracy? |
The new generation of refrigerants are quite a bit more expensive than CFC's but I am not much into conspiracy theorys. The only logical reason for the lies and logical errors that are handed out as science is to keep people afraid and the fact that a crisis brings in more grant money for studies than research into perfectly natural phenomenon that don't represent any threat to us. Clearly, you are afraid. If your fear is strong enough, you will be willing to concede more and more of your freedom to anyone who can lessen your fear as is clearly the case.