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Assertion: Superoxides of alkali metals are paramagnetic.

Reason: Superoxides contain \mathrm{O_{2}^{-}} ion which has one unpaired electron.

Option: 1

Both Assertion and Reason are the true and Reason is a correct explanation of Assertion.


Option: 2

Both Assertion and Reason are the true but Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion.


Option: 3

Assertion is true and Reason is false.


Option: 4

Assertion is false and Reason is true.


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Superoxide of alkali metals are paramagnetic as superoxide ion \mathrm{O_{2}^{-}} has three electron bonds i.e. it has one unpaired electron which makes it paramagnetic.

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