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4.Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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Which of the following is paramagnetic
A
${O_2}$
B
$C{N^ - }$
C
$CO$
D
$N{O^ + }$
Solution
(a) Electronic configuration of ${O_2}$ is
${O_2} = \sigma {(1s)^2}{\sigma ^ * }{(1s)^2}\sigma {(2s)^2}{\sigma ^ * }{(2s)^2}\sigma {(2{p_x})^2}\pi {(2{p_y})^2}$
$\pi {(2{p_z})^2}{\pi ^ * }{(2{p_y})^1}{\pi ^ * }{(2{p_z})^1}$
The molecule has two unpaired electrons So, it is paramagnetic
Standard 11
Chemistry
