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Considering ozone in liquid state, certainly there are london forces, but does the position of its molecules induce dipole intermolecular forces?

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    $\begingroup$ "London forces" are dipole-dipole forces. Can you be more specific? $\endgroup$
    – pentavalentcarbon
    Commented Jul 3, 2017 at 2:45
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    $\begingroup$ @pentavalentcarbon I was thinking about dispersion forces. $\endgroup$
    – Gabriel
    Commented Jul 3, 2017 at 3:27
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    $\begingroup$ Ah. Dipole-dipole forces are dispersion forces. At least, when one induced dipole causes another induced dipole. If this happens, then dispersion is present. $\endgroup$
    – pentavalentcarbon
    Commented Jul 3, 2017 at 4:29

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Ozone has a bent structure with a partial positive charge on the central oxygen atom and partial negative charges on the two terminal oxygens. It has a permanent dipole moment of 0.53 D, according to Wikipedia.

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