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Ozone, or O3 has a bent molecular shape resembling an open triangle. The angle formed by the three covalently bonded oxygen atoms is 116.8 degrees.

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The molecular geometry of ozone is bent. The central oxygen atom is bonded to two other oxygen atoms with a bond angle of approximately 117 degrees.

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oxygen doesnt have a molecular shape unless you are talking about oxygen gas, then it is O-O.

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Ozone is a bent molecule. The bond angle between two oxygen molecules is 166.8 degrees.

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bent triatomic

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Ozone has a bent molecule.

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