Ozone

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Ozone

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Ozone

Originates from the Greek word ozo, which means "I smell."  Ozone is the most reactive form of oxygen, and is an unstable, pale bluish gas with a penetrating odor.  Christian Friedrich Sch�nbein, a German chemist, coined the word in 1840.