Ozone is a highly reactive molecule that contains

three oxygen atoms

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two oxygen atoms

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one oxygen atom

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A three oxygen atoms
Ozone is a highly reactive molecule that contains three oxygen atoms. It is represented as $O_{3}$ .
The oxygen molecule contains two O atoms and is represented as $O_{2}$ .
Both $O_{3}$ and $O_{2}$ are allotropes.
Hence, the correct option is A.

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