Which outcome occurs when UV radiation breaks the covalent bonds in sunscreen molecules on skin?

💡 Explanation

When UV radiation breaks covalent bonds, homolytic cleavage occurs, forming free radicals because each atom gets one electron, initiating chain reactions that damage cellular components and accelerate aging. Therefore, free radical formation accelerates aging, rather than melanin increase, cooling or crystallization which depend on different energy transfer mechanisms.

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