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Ozone (O3) is a gas in the earth's atmosphere. How do you know that ozone is covalently bonded and not ionically bonded?



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A covalent bond is a type of chemical bond that occurs as a result of the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. Covalent bonds are usually formed between non metallic atoms with similar electronegativity. St room temperature, covalent bond exist as either a liquid or a gas. Example of covalent bonds are ozone (O3), water (H2O) etc.

Ozone is said to be covalent bonded because their is a sharing of electrons among the covalent atoms.

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