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Why is ozone a powerful bleaching agent?(a) It is highly electronegative(b) Nascent oxygen(c) Instability of molecule(d) Large negative Gibbs energyThis question was addressed to me in class test.The question is from P-Block Elements in section P-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct option is (b) Nascent oxygen

To explain I would SAY: Due to its ease in liberating nascent oxygen i.e. [O], ozone is a powerful OXIDIZING agent. Although, it is highly thermodynamically unstable and explosive due to LARGE negative Gibbs energy, the ability of liberating nascent oxygen, it is considered to be one of most powerful BLEACHING agents.



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