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COMEDK · Chemistry · 23. d and f Block Elements

In 3rd series as we move from scandium to zinc the paramagnetism

  1. A increases
  2. B decreases
  3. C first increases to a maximum and then decreases
  4. D first decreases to a minimum and then increases
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(C) first increases to a maximum and then decreases

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In \(3 d\) series as we move from Se to \(\mathrm{Zn}\) paramagnetism first increases as number of unpaired electron increases. After the elements get half-filled the number of unpaired electron decreases as pairing take place. \(\therefore\) The number of unpaired electron,…