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Which of the following complexes is paramagneticA. ChlorineB. NitrogenC. OxygenD. Hydrogen |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C Oxygen is paramagnetic due to the presence of two unpaired electron `O_(2)=sigma(1s)^(2)sigma^(**)(1s)^(2)sigma(2s)^(2)sigma^(**)(2s)^(2)` `sigma(2p_(x))^(2)pi(2p_(y))^(2)pi(2p_(x))^(2)pi^(*)(2p_(y))^(1)pi^(**)(2p_(z))^(1)` |
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