Which one of the following molecules is expected to exhibit diamagnetic behaviour?
i) S2
ii) C2
iii) N2
iv) O2
i , ii
i , iii
ii, iii
iii, iv
Magnetic behaviour of molecule -
If all the molecular orbitals in a molecule are doubly occupied, the substance is diamagnetic
S2-Paramagnetic
C2-Diamagnetic
N2-Diamagnetic
O2-Paramagnetic
So, Option 3 is correct.
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