Question

Write the resonance structure of ozone

Answer 1

Ozone, or O3 , has two major resonance structures that contribute equally to the overall hybrid structure of the molecule. Both structures account for the needed 18 valence electrons - 6 from 3 bonds and 12 as lone pairs placed on the oxygen atoms.

Answer 2

The resonance structure of ozone:

• "In the theory of valence bonding, resonance is a way of characterizing the bonding in specific molecules or ions by combining various contributory structures or forms, collectively called canonical structures or resonance structures, into a hybrid resonance structure (or hybrid structure)."

• The delocalization of electrons in a polyatomic ion or molecule is described by resonance structures, which are sets of Lewis structures.