Assertion: chlorofluorocarbon | /r/HasProperty | useful solvents
Facets:
value: because of their polarity
type: CAUSE
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
value: to the ozone layer
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Because of their polarity, the CFCs are useful solvents, and their boiling points make them suitable as refrigerants.
text: CFCs are particularly harmful when released into the atmosphere because of their destructive reaction with O-zone particles, which provide the Earth with a protective layer against UV radiation.
text: CFCs are commonly used as refrigerants, solvents, and foam blowing agents.
text: Chlorofluorocarbons are harmful to the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere, which helps protect the planet from harmful rays of naturally occurring radiation.
text: Because of their polarity, the CFCs are useful solvents, and their boiling points make them suitable as refrigerants.
text: Because of their polarity, the CFCs are useful solvents, and their boiling points make them suitable as refrigerants.
text: After scientists concluded that CFCs were harmful to the ozone layer, 70 nations signed the Montreal Protocol, an agreement to phase out CFC use over the next decade.
text: CFCs are commonly used as refrigerants, solvents, and foam blowing agents.