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O2 is paramagnetic in nature.(a) True(b) FalseThis question was addressed to me in my homework.This question is from Bonding in Some Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules topic in portion Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure of Chemistry – Class 11

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Correct OPTION is (a) True

Best explanation: σ1s^2σ*1s^2σ2s^2σ*2s^22pz^2π2px^2π2y^2π*2px^1π*2py^1 is the electronic CONFIGURATION of O2 molecule. According to this, it has TWO unpaired electrons, making it paramagnetic and is ATTRACTED by the magnetic field.



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