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What is the number of oxygen atoms in molecular oxygen and in ozone.

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three

Ozone (O3) is a triatomic, molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms. Ozone in the upper atmosphere protects living organisms by preventing damaging ultraviolet light from reaching the Earth's surface. O3 is the formula for ozone. It has three oxygen atoms.

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