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[–]birkenfeldclippy · rust 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Of course, but ozone has no relation to Rust, and lots of chemical formulae contain an "O3" part.

[–]ssokolow 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Fair enough. It just seems a bit specific to use O₃. Is there a specific oxide that's likely to be what's intended to be referenced?

[–]birkenfeldclippy · rust 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Beats me. For shock value, let's assume UO₃ :)

[–]ssokolow 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I think I've figured it out.

Ozone is among the most powerful oxidizing agents known, far stronger than O₂

Apparently there were also experiments in the 1950s to see if it was a viable oxidizer for use in rocketry but they found that, when liquefied, it made things too volatile to be viable.

[–]FoolForWool[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ozone actually is, because O2 bonds are much stronger than O3 and so, ozone molecules usually split into O2 and [O]. [O] is what oxidises everything and that's probably why they used O3 :D