Is the O3 Molecule Polar Due to Fractional Charges and Nonlinear Geometry?

[Indranil]

Is O3 molecule polar or non-polar? I am confused. If it is molar, could you explain why?
Thinking you.

 

[DrDu]

Ozone has symmetry group C2v. That means that the dipole moment along the C2 axis is non-vanishing in general, while the dipole moments in directions perpendicular to this direction must be 0.

 

[HAYAO]

Well, looking at the molecule of O₃, what do you think?

 

[ycheff]

Oxygen atoms are in different states of oxidation. Their fractional charges are different. Molecular geometry is nonlinear.
Hence, dipolar momentum is non-vanishing.