The angular shape of molecule ( O _3) consists of

NEET 2008 Chemistry question

The angular shape of molecule () consists of

(1)2 sigma and 1 pi bondCorrect
(2)1 sigma and 2 pi bonds
(3)2 sigma and 2 pi bonds
(4)1 sigma and 1 pi bond

Answer: (1)

Solution

Ozone is a bent (angular) molecule with bond angle about . In any one canonical (resonance) structure, (or ), the central oxygen is bonded to one terminal oxygen by a

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