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Natural sink of stratospheric ozone is

A. Sulphure dioxide

B. Sulphur fluxes of oceans

C. Freons

D. HCFCs

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Natural sink of stratospheric ozone is Freons.
Freons is a registered trademark of the Chemours Company and generic descriptor for several halocarbon products. They are stable, nonflammable, low-toxicity gases or liquids which have generally been used as refrigerants and as aerosol propellants.
Freons are chlorofluorocarbon compounds that containcontain only carbon, chlorine, and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of methane, ethane and propane. These include the chlorofluorocarbons that cause ozone depletion and HCFCs.

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