QUESTION #32 Resonance and Bond Parameters

Given below are two statements: Statement (I) : Experimentally determined oxygen-oxygen bond lengths in the mathrmO_3$\mathrm{O}_{3}$ are found to be same and the bond length is greater than that of a mathrmO=O$\mathrm{O=O}$ (double bond) but less than that of a single (mathrmO-O)$(\mathrm{O-O})$ bond. Statement (II) : The strong lone pair-lone pair repulsion between oxygen atoms is solely responsible for the fact that the bond length in ozone is smaller than that of a double bond (mathrmO=O)$(\mathrm{O=O})$ but more than that of a single bond (mathrmO-O)$(\mathrm{O-O})$. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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