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JEE Advanced 2013 · Paper 2, Chemistry question 21
Answer and worked solution
Official answer: A, C, D
Ozone. Two equivalent resonance structures make both O-O bonds equal (128 pm); all electrons are paired (diamagnetic); the central O has a lone pair, so the molecule is bent (117°).
Decomposition is exothermic (ozone is the less stable allotrope), so (B) is false.
(A), (C), (D)