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Why does `O_(3)` act as a powerful oxidizing agent?

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`O_(3)` is an endothermic compound. On heating it readily decomposes to give dioxygen and nascent oxygen.
`underset("Ozone")(O_(3))rarrunderset("Dioxygen")(O_(2))+underset("Nascent oxygen")([O])`
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