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I know that ozone is a polar molecule. And our master has used the existence of nonbonding electron pairs on the central atom to justify this subject. I want to know how much the nonbonding electron pairs affects the polarity of the molecule? And if it does, why do nonbonding electrons have no effect on the side atoms?

My English is not very good and I apologize if the wrong terms are used in the phrases.

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In fact the nonbonding electron pairs on the end atoms do affect ozone's polarity, and because the end atoms have more nonbonding electrons they are actually the ones at the negative end of the dipole. The central atom with only a single nonbonding pair (and a positive formal charge) is at the positive end. See also this answer.

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