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O2 is paramagnetic while O2²- is diamegnetic. Explain.

Answer» If any of the molecular orbital contains unpaired electrons, it is regarded as paramagnetic. Since O2 has (pi*2Px1=pi*2Py1) config. its paramagnetic while O2²- has (pi*2Px=pi*2Py²) config. it is diamagnetic.


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