AIIMS2004PhysicsMagnetic Properties of Matter
Liquid oxygen remains suspended between two pole faces of a magnet because it is
Options
- Adiamagnetic
- Bparamagnetic
- Cferromagnetic
- Dantiferromagnetic.
Correct answer
B. paramagnetic
Step-by-step solution
Molecular bonding of O ₂ based on orbitals show that O ₂ is paramagnetic, which is true experimentally.