70. What characteristic(s) of CFCs make them more likely to reach the stratosphere than most other compounds containing chlorine?

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refrigerants that contain chlorine but not hydrogen are so stable that they do not break down in the lower atmosphere after being released. the chlorine or bromine reacts with ozone, causing it to change back to oxygen, thus destroying the ozone layer.

70. What characteristic (s) of CFCs make them more likely to reach the stratosphere than most other compounds containing chlorine?

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70. What characteristic (s) of CFCs make them more likely to reach the stratosphere than most other compounds containing chlorine?

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