Why is ozone a powerful bleaching agent?

High electronegativity

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Nascent oxygen

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Instability of molecule

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Large negative Gibbs free energy

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Solution

The correct option is B Nascent oxygen
Due to the ability of liberating nascent oxygen,ozone is considered to be one of most powerful bleaching agents.
$O_{3} \to O_{2} + [O]$

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