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  1. Compound formed by replacing the hydrogen
  2. atoms of a hydrocarbon with fluorine.
  3. Fluorocarbons are used as inert coatings,
  4. refrigerants, synthetic resins, and as
  5. propellants in aerosols. There is concern
  6. because their release into the atmosphere
  7. depletes the ozone layer, allowing more
  8. ultraviolet light from the Sun to penetrate
  9. the Earth's atmosphere, increasing the
  10. incidence of skin cancer.
  11.