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Question

Account for the following:
The two $O - O$ bond lengths in the ozone molecule are equal.

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Solution

Ozone is a resonance hybrid of the following two main structures:
As a result of resonance, the two $O - O$ bond lengths in $O_{3}$ are equal.

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