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Which of the following statements regarding ozone is not correct?
Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)JEE Main
Options:
  • A The Ozone molecule is angular in shape
  • B The Ozone is a resonance hybrid of two structures
  • C The Oxygen-Oxygen bond length in ozone is identical with that of molecular oxygen
  • D Ozone is used as germicide and disinfectant for the purification of air.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: The Oxygen-Oxygen bond length in ozone is identical with that of molecular oxygen
Hints : Due to resonance the bond order in ozone is 1.5 , hence $\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{O}$ bond length in $\mathrm{O}_3>\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{O}$ bond length in $\mathrm{O}_2$

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