Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Why does O3 act as a powerful oxidising agent

Why does O3 act as a powerful oxidising agent? 

Answer

Ozone is not a very stable compound under normal conditions and decomposes readily on heating to give a molecule of oxygen and nascent oxygen. Nascent oxygen, being a free radical, is very reactive.
Therefore, ozone acts as a powerful oxidising agent.

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