What is the basic chemical difference between ozone and ordinary oxygen?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Ozone is O₃ and ordinary oxygen is O₂
The chemical distinction is the number of oxygen atoms in each molecule. Ordinary molecular oxygen is diatomic, written O₂, while ozone is triatomic, written O₃. Hence option D is correct. Option A reverses the formulas, N₂ represents nitrogen rather than either substance, and the claim that both are inert gases is wrong because ozone is a reactive form of oxygen with different properties.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Ozone is O₃ and ordinary oxygen is O₂
Why is this the correct answer?
The chemical distinction is the number of oxygen atoms in each molecule. Ordinary molecular oxygen is diatomic, written O₂, while ozone is triatomic, written O₃. Hence option D is correct. Option A reverses the formulas, N₂ represents nitrogen rather than either substance, and the claim that both are inert gases is wrong because ozone is a reactive form of oxygen with different properties.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Introduction to Accounting. Topic: Basic Accounting Terms.
