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Which of the following species exhibits the diamagnetic behaviour?

  • Option 1)

    NO

  • Option 2)

    O{_{2}}^{2-}

  • Option 3)

    O{_{2}}^{+}

  • Option 4)

    O_{2}

 

Answers (3)

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As we leant in

Magnetic behaviour of molecule -

If  all the molecular orbitals in a molecule are doubly occupied, the substance is diamagnetic

- wherein

However if one or more molecular orbital are singly occupied it is paramagnetic e.g. O2

 

 

 

 

 For diamagnetic behaviour number of unpaired electrons should be zero.

O_{2}^{+} and No has one unpaired electron

O2  has two unpaired electron

O_{2}^{2^{-}} has two unpaired electron 

 

 


Option 1)

NO

This option is incorrect

Option 2)

O{_{2}}^{2-}

This option is correct

Option 3)

O{_{2}}^{+}

This option is incorrect

Option 4)

O_{2}

This option is incorrect

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