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Question
Give balanced equations for formation of ozone molecules from oxygen molecules. What type of reaction takes place, during the formation.
Solution
The reaction that takes place during the formation is photolysis or photo dissociation. Highly energetic UV from the sun break the O2 molecule in two atoms. Highly reactive O atom reacts with O2molecule to from ozone O3
\[\ce{O2->[U.V][light][O] + [O]}\]
[O] + O2 → O3 [ozone]
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