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18/02/2022 5:05 pm
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Why does O3 act as a powerful oxidising agent?
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18/02/2022 5:07 pm
Ozone is not a very stable compound under normal conditions and decomposes readily on heating to give a molecule of oxygen and nascent oxygen. Nascent oxygen, being a free radical, is very reactive.
O3 \(\overset{\Delta}\longrightarrow\) O2 + [O]
Therefore, ozone acts as a powerful oxidising agent.