why does O3 act as powerful oxidising agent
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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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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 apowerful oxidising agent
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