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Account for the following : The two O-O bond lengths in the ozone molecule are equal. |
| Answer» Solution :Ozone may be regareded as a resonance HYBRID of the two RESONATING structures. Because of resonance, both the O-O bond lengths have partial double bond character. In other WORDS, both the O-O bond lengths are EQUAL (128 pm) and lie in between those O = O double bond length of 121 pm and O-O SINGLE bond length of 148 pm. | |