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Which of the following is paramagnetic at room temperature?

Option: 1

Oxygen


Option: 2

Sulphur


Option: 3

Selenium


Option: 4

Telurium


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As we have learnt,

 Oxygen has 2 unpaired electron in \mathrm{\pi _{2py}^{*}\: and \: \pi _{2pz}^{*}} orbitals. Hence it is paramagnetic.

Therefore, option (1) is correct.

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