AIIMS2005Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
Assertion : Ozone is a powerful oxidising agent in comparison to O ₂ . Reason : Ozone is diamagnetic but O ₂ is paramagnetic.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Step-by-step solution
Due to the ease with which it can liberate nascent oxygen, O ₃ acts as a powerful oxidising agent. O ₃ O ₂+ O