Assertion: Ozone is powerful oxidising agent in comparison to O2.
Reason: Ozone is diamagnetic but O2 is paramagnetic.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
(e) If the Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Explanation:
Ozone is a powerful oxidising agent because it is unstable and breaks into oxygen as it has higher energy content than oxygen.
O3 → O2 + O
It is also true that O3 is diamagnetic, while O2 is paramagnetic.