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JEE Advanced 2013 · Paper 2, Chemistry question 21

The correct statement(s) about OX3\ce{O3} is(are)

Choose one or more options
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 2 OX3→3 OX2\ce{2O3 -> 3O2} is exothermic (ozone is the less stable allotrope), so (B) is false.

(A), (C), (D)