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The difference between oxygen and ozone

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Differences between oxygen and ozone

  • oxygen exists as a diatomic molecule whereas ozone exists as triatomic molecules.
  • oxygen mass is 32 amu on the other hand ozone has 48 amu
  • Oxygen has no odor but  ozone has a very sharp odor.
  • when oxygen atoms  react with oxygen  molecules then ozone forms
  • . The average length of an O=O double bond is 121 pm on the other hand  ozone exists in resonance
  • ozone is a  polar molecule and have stronger intermolecular forces. The contribution of the electron pair from the central oxygen atom leaves a small positive charge on the central O atom. hence ozone molecules become dipole whereas diatomic oxygen is non-polar.

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