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title: "Ozone, \\(\\text{O}_3\\), is an allotrope of oxygen that absorbs ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere. Which of the following diagrams represents the most chemically valid Lewis diagram for an individual \\(\\text{O}_3\\) molecule in its ground state?"
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# Ozone, \(\text{O}_3\), is an allotrope of oxygen that absorbs ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere. Which of the following diagrams represents the most chemically valid Lewis diagram for an individual \(\text{O}_3\) molecule in its ground state?

Ozone, \(\text{O}_3\), is an allotrope of oxygen that absorbs ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere. Which of the following diagrams represents the most chemically valid Lewis diagram for an individual \(\text{O}_3\) molecule in its ground state?

- **A.** Diagram A
- **B.** Diagram B
- **C.** Diagram C
- **D.** Diagram D

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