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Which of the following statements regarding ozone is not true?

A

The ozone molecule is angular in shape

B

The ozone is a resonance hybrid of two structures

C

The oxygen -oxygen bond length in ozone is identical with that of molecular oxygen

D

Ozone is used as germicide and disinfectant for the purification of air

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C
Due to resonance , the bond order in ozone is 1.5, hence , O-O bond length in `O_3` is greater than O-O bond length in `O_2 `.
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