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WBJEE · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

Which of the following statements regarding ozone is not correct?

  1. A The Ozone molecule is angular in shape
  2. B The Ozone is a resonance hybrid of two structures
  3. C The Oxygen-Oxygen bond length in ozone is identical with that of molecular oxygen
  4. D Ozone is used as germicide and disinfectant for the purification of air.
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(C) The Oxygen-Oxygen bond length in ozone is identical with that of molecular oxygen

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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 \(\mathrm{O}_2\)