What happens when ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation? Is it a physical or a chemical change.

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When high-energy ultraviolet rays strike ordinary oxygen molecules (O2), they split the molecule into two single oxygen atoms, known as atomic oxygen. A freed oxygen atom then combines with another oxygen molecule to form a molecule of ozone . Thus it is a chemical change.
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What happens when ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation? Is it a physical or a chemical change.

Dear student, When high-energy ultraviolet rays strike ordinary oxygen molecules (O2), they split the molecule into two single oxygen atoms, known as atomic oxygen. A freed oxygen atom then combines with another oxygen molecule to form a molecule of ozone . Thus it is a chemical change. Regards

Dear student,
When high-energy ultraviolet rays strike ordinary oxygen molecules (O2), they split the molecule into two single oxygen atoms, known as atomic oxygen. A freed oxygen atom then combines with another oxygen molecule to form a molecule of ozone . Thus it is a chemical change.
Regards