Sunday, August 14, 2011

O-to-O-to-O bond angle in an ozone (03) molecule is not exactly 120 degree because?

1. ozone molecules are linear so the bond angle is 180 degree, 2. ozone molecules are tetrahedral so the bond angle is approximately 109 degree, the nonbonding electrons pair occupies greater space than the bonding pairs, the electrons in the double bond occupy more space that the non bonding electron pair

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