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GK QUESTION#3182

Ozone is an allotrope of ______.

  1. Acarbon dioxide
  2. BoxygenCorrect answer
  3. Chydrogen
  4. Dnitrogen
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B. oxygen

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Ozone is O₃, a molecular allotrope of oxygen. Ordinary dioxygen is O₂. The atoms in both molecules are oxygen atoms; different molecular structures distinguish the allotropes.

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