Below Are Two Reasonable Acyclic Structures for Ozone,O₃,that Differ in π

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Essay

Below are two reasonable acyclic structures for ozone,O₃,that differ in π electron delocalization.Identify the hybridization of all the oxygen atoms in ozone for each individual resonance contributor.What is the geometry of the central oxygen in each structure?

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