**Assertion:** Ozone is a powerful oxidising agent in comparison to O_2. **Reason:** Ozone is diamagnetic, but O_2 is paramagnetic.

JEE Main Chemistry question

**Assertion:** Ozone is a powerful oxidising agent in comparison to . **Reason:** Ozone is diamagnetic, but is paramagnetic.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

Ozone is indeed a far stronger oxidiser than (Assertion true), and it is also true that is diamagnetic (bent, all electrons paired) while is paramagnetic (two unpaired electrons in orbitals) (Reason true). However,

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