Chemistry Class 9

Why is ozone O₃ instead of O₂?

Oxygen is O₂, so why does ozone have three atoms?

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uniboardhub
4 months ago

Ozone forms when UV radiation splits O₂ into single oxygen atoms, which recombine as O₃.

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