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The gas that absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere:

A. Water vapor

B. Nitrous oxide

C. Carbon dioxide

D. Ozone

E. Chlorofluorocarbons

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation but lets other types of radiation, such as visible light, pass through. Molecules of ozone absorb ultraviolet radiation. The ozone gas throughout the stratosphere is called the ozone layer. It absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

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