In ozone, O3, the two oxygen atoms on the ends of the molecule are equivalent to one another.
(a) What is the best choice of hybridization scheme for the atoms of ozone?
(b) For one of the resonance forms of ozone, which of the orbitals are used to make bonds and which are used to hold nonbonding pairs of electrons?
(c) Which of the orbitals can be used to delocalize the π electrons?
(d) How many electrons are delocalized in the π system of ozone?