Which of the following statements regarding ozone is not true?
Which of the following statements regarding ozone is not true?
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
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Correct Answer - C
Due to resonance , the bond order in ozone is 1.5, hence , O-O bond length in `O_3` is greater than O-O bond length in `O_2 `.
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