JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure
Which one of the following molecules is expected to exhibit diamagnetic behaviour ?
- A \(C_2\)
- B \(F_2\)
- C \(O_2\)
- D \(S_2\)
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(C) \(O_2\)
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M.O. Electronic configuration. \(O_2=\sigma 1 s^2<\underset{*}{\sigma} 1 s^2<\sigma 2 s^2<\stackrel{*}{\sigma} 2 s^2<\sigma 2 p_z^2<\pi 2 p_y^2=\pi 2 p_x^2<\stackrel{*}{\pi} 2 p_y^1=\stackrel{*}{\pi} 2 p_x^1\)…
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