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'''Ozone''' (chemical symbol O<sub>3</sub>) is a compound of oxygen that contains three oxygen atoms. It is produced in the Earth's stratosphere when ultraviolet radiation causes diatomic oxygen (O< | '''Ozone''' (chemical symbol O<sub>3</sub>) is a compound of oxygen that contains three oxygen atoms. It is produced in the Earth's stratosphere when ultraviolet radiation causes diatomic oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>) to dissociate into two single oxygen atoms (O). The oxygen atoms then react with an O<sub>2</sub> to produce O<sub>3</sub>. | ||
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Ozone (chemical symbol O3) is a compound of oxygen that contains three oxygen atoms. It is produced in the Earth's stratosphere when ultraviolet radiation causes diatomic oxygen (O2) to dissociate into two single oxygen atoms (O). The oxygen atoms then react with an O2 to produce O3.