The release of chlorofluorocarbons by the use of refrigerators, air conditioners, deodorants, etc., are destroying the ________ layer of the atmosphere.

The correct option is D Ozone

D. Ozone

When the CFC refrigerants are leaked from refrigeration or air-conditioning systems, they drift around the lower layers of the atmosphere. Slowly they start infiltrating into the upper layers of the atmosphere and soon reach the ozone rich stratosphere, where they undergo major chemical changes.