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An ozone molecule is an allotropic modification of oxygen consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is easily dissociated into an O2 molecule and an O atom. Hence, the structure of ozone molecule was proposed to be an isosceles triangle with two long equal arms and a small angle between them. But this structure is not in agreement with other data. Ultimately the structure of ozone was determined by using microwave spectrometers which can determine bond angles and bond distances of molecules very accurately. Using this method it was shown that the angle between two equal side arms is as large as 116°(1).
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Ghosh, S.N. (2002). Atmospheric Ozone, its Depletion and the Antarctic Ozone Hole. In: The Neutral Upper Atmosphere. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 249. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0071-9_3
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