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Good ozone is found in the 

  • mesosphere

  • troposphere

  • stratosphere

  • ionosphere

Answer

C.

stratosphere

The stratosphere is the second major layer of earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. It is the layer of ozone (O3). The ozone absorb high-energy UV-B and UV-C energy waves and breakdown into atomic Oxygen (O) and diatomic oxygen (O2).

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