What is the atomicity of an ozone molecule?

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Atomicity - The total number of atoms present in a molecule is called the atomicity of that compound.
Based on the number of atoms in a molecule, the atomicity is of four types -
Monoatomic
Diatomic
Triatomic
Polyatomic
Ozone - Ozone contains three atoms of oxygen. That is, it is a triatomic molecule of oxygen. Hence, atomicity is 3.
Molecular formula - O_3.

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