What is a gas made up of three oxygen molecules bonded together that occurs naturally in the upper atmosphere?

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Dennis Nerush · Answer 1 · 2017-01-14T09:27:54+0000

Answer : The gas formed is Ozone,
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Explanation :

Ozone is the gas which is naturally formed in the stratosphere region.

There are two steps involved in the ozone formation :

Step 1 : The oxygen molecule breaks into two separate oxygen atoms in the presence of sunlight.

$O_2\overset{h\\u}\rightarrow O+O$

Step 2 : These two separate oxygen atom further react with the oxygen molecule to produce ozone molecule.

$O+O_2\rightarrow O_3$

The overall reaction is,

$3O_2\overset{h\\u}\rightarrow 2O_3$