Ozone layer One method of estimating the thickness of the ozone layer is to use the formula In Io - In I = kx, where I, is the intensity of a particular wavelength of light from the sun before it reaches the atmosphere, I is the in- tensity of the same wavelength after passing through a layer of ozone x centimeters thick, and k is the absorption con- stant of ozone for that wavelength. Suppose for a wave- length of 3176 X 10 8 cm with k - 0.39, Io/I is measured as 1.12. Approximate the thickness of the ozone layer to the nearest 0.01 centimeter.

Ozone layer One method of estimating the thickness of the ozone layer is to use the formula In Io - In I = kx, where I, is the intensity of a particular wavelength of light from the sun before it reaches the atmosphere, I is the in- tensity of the same wavelength after passing through a layer of ozone x centimeters thick, and k is the absorption con- stant of ozone for that wavelength. Suppose for a wave- length of 3176 X 10 8 cm with k - 0.39, Io/I is measured as 1.12. Approximate the thickness of the ozone layer to the nearest 0.01 centimeter.