Question

Which of the following species exhibits the diamagnetic behaviour?

A. $$NO$$
B. $$O_2^{2 - }$$  
C. $$O_2^ + $$
D. $${O_{2'}}$$
Answer :   $$O_2^{2 - }$$
Solution :
Diamagnetic species have no unpaired electrons
$$\,O_2^{2 - }\, \Rightarrow \sigma 1{s^{ + 2}},{\sigma ^*}1{s^2},\sigma 2{s^{2,}}{\sigma ^*}2{s^2},\sigma 2p_x^2,$$          $$\left\{ {\pi 2p_y^2 = \pi 2p_z^2,\,\,\left\{ {{\pi ^*}2p_y^2 = {\pi ^*}2p_z^2} \right.} \right.$$
Whereas paramagnetic species has one or more unpaired electrons as in
$$\,{O_2} \to \,\sigma 1{s^2},{\sigma ^*}1{s^2},\sigma 2{s^2},{\sigma ^*}2{s^2},\sigma 2p_x^2,$$         $$\,\left\{ {\pi 2p_y^2 = \pi 2p_z^2,\,\left\{ {{\pi ^*}2p_y^1 = {\pi ^*}2p_z^1 - 2} \right.\,\,{\text{unpaired}}\,{\text{electrons}}} \right.$$
$$O_2^ + \to \sigma 1{s^2}\,,\,{\sigma ^*}1{s^2},\sigma 2{s^2},{\sigma ^*}2{s^2},\sigma 2p_x^2,$$       $$\,\left\{ {\pi 2p_y^2 = \pi 2p_z^2\,\,\left\{ {{\pi ^*}2p_y^1 = {\pi ^*}2p_z^0 - 1} \right.\,\,{\text{unpaired}}\,{\text{electrons}}} \right.$$
$$NO \to \sigma 1{s^2},{\sigma ^ * }1{s^2},\sigma 2{s^2},{\sigma ^ * }2{s^2},\sigma 2p_x^2,$$       $$\left\{ {\pi 2p_y^2 = \pi 2p_z^2,} \right.\left\{ {{\pi ^ * }2p_y^1 = {\pi ^ * }2p_z^0 - 1} \right.$$       $${\text{unpaired electron}}$$

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Releted Question 1

The compound which contains both ionic and covalent bonds is

A. $$C{H_4}$$
B. $${H_2}$$
C. $$KCN$$
D. $$KCl$$
Releted Question 2

The octet rule is not valid for the molecule

A. $$C{O_2}$$
B. $${H_2}O$$
C. $${O_2}$$
D. $$CO$$
Releted Question 3

Element $$X$$ is strongly electropositive and element $$Y$$ is strongly electronegative. Both are univalent. The compound formed would be

A. $${X^ + }{Y^ - }$$
B. $${X^ - }{Y^{ + \,}}$$
C. $$X - Y$$
D. $$X \to Y$$
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Which of the following compounds are covalent?

A. $${H_2}$$
B. $$CaO$$
C. $$KCl$$
D. $$N{a_2}S$$

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