Structure
According to experimental evidence from microwave spectroscopy, ozone is a bent molecule, with C2v symmetry (similar to the water molecule). The O – O distances are 127.2 pm. The O – O – O angle is 116.78°. The central atom is sp² hybridized with one lone pair. Ozone is a polar molecule with a dipole moment of 0.53 D. The bonding can be expressed as consisting of 2 O–O sigma bonds and a Three-center four-electron pi bond linking the O–O–O chain producing an overall bond order of 1.5 for each side.
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