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The average relative mass of an ozone molecules is 48.0 amu. An ozone molecule contains only oxygen atoms. What does this molecular weight indicate about the formula of the ozone molecule

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48 amu with only oxygen tells you that there are three oxygen atoms making up ozone.

Oxygen has an atomic mass of 16

48/16 = 3

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