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WBJEE · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

A homonuclear diatomic gas molecule shows 2-electron magnetic moment. The one-electron and two-electron reduced species obtained from above gas molecule can act as both oxidizing and reducing agents. When the gas molecule is one-electron oxidized the bond length decreases compared to the neutral molecule. The gas molecule is

  1. A \(\mathrm{N}_{2}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{Cl}_{2}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{O}_{2}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{B}_{2}\)
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(C) \(\mathrm{O}_{2}\)

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