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The numbers of electrons delocalised in the pi system of and of are, respectively,

  1. A2 and 4
  2. B4 and 6
  3. C6 and 8
  4. D4 and 4

Answer: B

In ozone the pi system spreads over three O atoms with 4 electrons (one pi bond plus one lone pair of the terminal O). In nitrate it spreads over four atoms with 6 electrons (the N=O pi bond plus lone pairs on the two O atoms: ).
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