Oxygen molecule is paramagnetic because

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4.Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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Oxygen molecule is paramagnetic because

A

Bonding electrons are more than antibonding electrons

B

Contains unpaired electrons

C

Bonding electrons are less than antibonding electrons

D

Bonding electrons are equal to antibonding electrons

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Solution

According to $MOT$ oxygen isparamagnetic because it posses $2$ unpaired electrons.

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