Ozone (O3)

Open-shell vs resonance debates resolved quantitatively with multi-reference methods; RHF panel remains pedagogical. Teaching note: figures illustrate qualitative electronic structure; quantitative benchmarking should use larger bases, dispersion, and experimental structures.

Geometry
Bent
Polarity
Polar
Bond angle
117°
Hybridisation
sp2 (approx)
VSEPR
AX2E
Bonds
1 σ + 1 delocalized π frame
Molecular orbitals
18 valence MOs; strongly correlated π system—interpret MO energies cautiously at RHF level.
SMILES
O1OO1

MO panel disabled: requires multi-configurational treatment for quantitative ordering; density still illustrative if available.

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