Triatomic oxygen

Ozone. 03, mw 48.00, triatomic oxygen, the most reactive form of oxygen a bluish, expl gas or blue liq. It is found in the atm in varying proportions (about 0.05 ppm at sea level), since it is produced continuously in the outer layers of the atm by the action of solar UV radiation on the oxygen of the air. In the laboratory ozone is prepd by passing... 

Allotrope An allotrope is formed when an element or compound exists in more than one form. Carbon is an example of an element found in different forms (e.g., carbon black, graphite, and diamonds). Oxygen has three alio tropes monoatomic or nascent oxygen (O) diatomic oxygen (O ), the gas we breathe and triatomic oxygen (O ), which is known as ozone. 

Ozone was discovered in 1840 and the structure of the molecule as triatomic oxygen was established in 1872. The first use of ozone was reported at the end of the 19th century—as a disinfectant in many water-treatment plants, hospitals, and research centers such as the University of Paris where the first doctoral thesis on ozonation was presented [36]. Although the number of water-treatment plants using an ozonation step... 

Several diatomic and triatomic oxygen ions are known and are summarized in Table 8-12. 

Oxygen exists in three allotropic forms, monatomic oxygen (O), diatomic oxygen (Oj), and triatomic oxygen (O3). The first of these is sometimes called nascent oxygen, and the last is more commonly known as ozone. Under most circumstances in nature, the diatomic form of oxygen predominates. In the upper part of the stratosphere, however, solar energy causes the breakdown of the diatomic form into the monatomic form, which may then recombine with diatomic molecules to form ozone. 

Oxygen exists in three allotropic forms. Allotropes are forms of an element with different physical and chemical properties. The three allotropes of oxygen are normal oxygen, or diatomic oxygen, or dioxygen nascent, atomic, or monatomic oxygen and ozone, or triatomic oxygen. The three allotropes differ from each other in a number of ways. 

It was at first thought that the activity was due to triatomic nitrogen analogous to triatomic oxygen or ozone, but later work showed that view to be untenable. 

OZONE - Triatomic oxygen (Os)- Sometimes used in cold storage or air conditioning installations as an odor eliminator. Can be toxic in certain concentrations. 

Ozone is a more potent oxidizing agent than O2 in acidic solution, ozone is exceeded only by fluorine among the elements as an oxidizing agent. Several diatomic and triatomic oxygen ions are known (Table 8.12). 

Triatomic oxygen. See Ozone 3,5,7-Triaza-1-azoniatricyclo [3.3.1.1(3,7)-jdecane, 1-methyl-chloride. See Methenammonium chloride Triazaindene 1,2,3-Triazaindene. See 1H-Benzotriazole... 

The latter react with oxygen molecules to form ozone, the triatomic oxygen molecule ... 

Chemical Symbol O3 Synonym Triatomic oxygen CAS Registry Number 10028-15-6... 

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