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Which of the following molecule is not true about paramagnetic molecules?(a) Attracted by the magnetic field(b) A molecular orbital is singly occupied(c) An example is oxygen molecule(d) Repelled by the magnetic fieldThis question was addressed to me in exam.The doubt is from Molecular Orbital Theory in portion Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure of Chemistry – Class 11

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The correct ANSWER is (d) Repelled by the magnetic field

Best EXPLANATION: Paramagnetic MOLECULES are ATTRACTED by the magnetic field and orbitals are singly occupied. O2 is an example. Whereas DIAMAGNETIC molecules are repelled by the magnetic field, so the option is wrong.



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