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The two oxygen-oxygen bond lengths in oz...

The two oxygen-oxygen bond lengths in ozone are

A

110 pm , 148 pm

B

110 pm , 128 pm

C

128 pm , 128 pm

D

128 pm , 148 pm.

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C
128 pm. The two C-O bond lengths are same due to resonance.
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