What does it mean when a UV light bulb creates ozone?

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What does it mean when a UV light bulb creates ozone?

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It means that it creates ozone. UV light of certain wavelength has enough energy to break the molecular bond between two oxygen atoms in molecular oxygen (O2) present in the air. Now you have some O- atoms flying around and they attach themselves to other O2 molecules and create O3, known as ozone, at least temporarily so.

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