By the use of molecular orbital consideration, account for the fact that oxygen is paramagnetic.

By the use of molecular orbital consideration, account for the fact th

1.	By the use of molecular orbital consideration, account for the fact that oxygen is paramagnetic.
Answer» Solution :Electronic configuration of molecular orbitals of `O_(2)` is `(sigma1s)^(2)(SIGMA1s)^(2)(sigma2s)^(2)(sigma2S)^(2)(sigma2p_(Z))^(2)(pi2p_(x))^(2)` `(pi2p_(y))^(2)(pi2p_(x))^(1)(pi2p_(x))^(1)` The last two electrons are in `pi2p_(x)` and `pi2p_(y)` anti bonding orbitals so as to maximise pi electrons in accordance with Hund.s RULE. These two unpaired electrons confer paramagnetism in OXYGEN.