The compound which reacts with ozone to liberate oxygen is:
A
NO
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B
CO2
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C
NO2
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D
SO3
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Solution
The correct option is ANO
The ozone molecules formed by the reaction above absorb radiation having an appropriate wavelength between UV-C and UV-B. The triatomic ozone molecule becomes diatomic molecular oxygen plus a free oxygen atom :