I made the following orbital diagram for ozone is it correct?

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Hi,

Could someone tell me if the following orbital diagram is correct for ozone? I added the bonds and lone pairs in color.

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Thanks in advance.
 
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Some people do it like that, but I think it is incorrect. The result should be symmetric, so you cannot have different hybridizations on the outer oxygen atoms.