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4.Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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Which of the following is paramagnetic

A

${B_2}$

B

${C_2}$

C

${N_2}$

D

${F_2}$

Solution

(a) Paramagnetic property arise through unpaired electron.

${B_2} \to $$\mathop {\sigma 1{s^2}{\sigma ^*}1{s^2},\sigma 2{s^2}{\sigma ^*}2{s^2},\pi 2{p_x}^1 = \pi 2{p_y}^1}\limits_{{\rm{(2 unpaired electron)}}} $

${C_2} \to $ $\mathop {\sigma 1{s^2}{\sigma ^*}1{s^2},\sigma 2{s^2}{\sigma ^*}2{s^2},\pi 2{p_x}^2.\pi 2{p_y}^2}\limits_{{\rm{(No unpaired electron)}}} $

${N_2} \to $ $\mathop {\sigma 1{s^2}{\sigma ^*}1{s^2},\sigma 2{s^2}{\sigma ^*}2{s^2},\sigma 2{p_x}^2,\pi 2{p_y}^2\pi 2{p_z}^2}\limits_{{\rm{(No unpaired electron)}}} $

${F_2} \to $$\mathop {\sigma {s^2},{\sigma ^*}1{s^2},\sigma 2{s^2},{\sigma ^*}2{s^2},\sigma 2{p_x}^2,\pi 2{p_y}^2,\pi 2{p_z}^2,}\limits_{{\rm{(No\,\, unpaired\,\, electron)}}} $${\pi ^*}2{p_y}^2,

{\pi ^*}2{p_z}^2$So only ${B_2}$

exist unpaired electron and show the paramagnetism.

Standard 11
Chemistry

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