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NEET 2019
Exam
NEET
Year
2019
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

NEET 2019 · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Which of the following is paramagnetic?

Which of the following is paramagnetic?

Options

  1. AN2\mathrm{N}_2
  2. BH2\mathrm{H}_2
  3. CLi2\mathrm{Li}_2
  4. DO2\mathrm{O}_2

Correct answer

D. O2\mathrm{O}_2

Step-by-step solution

Key Idea If all the electron in a molecule are paired, the molecule is diamagnetic and if there are unpaired electrons in a molecule, it is paramagnetic. Molecular orbital configuration of given molecules are as follows: (1) N2(Z=14)−σls2,σ∗1 s2,σ2 s2,σ∗2 s2,π2px2=π2py2,σ2pz2\mathrm{N}_2(\mathrm{Z}=14)-\sigma \mathrm{ls}^2, \sigma^* 1 \mathrm{~s}^2, \sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}^2, \sigma{ }^* 2 \mathrm{~s}^2, \pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{x}}^2=\pi 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{y}}^2, \sigma 2 \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{z}}^2 It is a diamagnetic molecule due to absence of unpaired electron. (2) H2(Z=2)−1σ2\mathrm{H}_2(\mathrm{Z}=2)-1 \sigma^2 It is a diamagnetic molecule. (3) Li2(Z=6)−σls2,σ∗1 s2,σ2 s2\mathrm{Li}_2(\mathrm{Z}=6)-\sigma \mathrm{ls}^2, \sigma{ }^* 1 \mathrm{~s}^2, \sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}^2 It is a diamagnetic molecule. (4) O2(Z=16)−σls2,σ∗1 s2,σ2 s2,σ∗2 s2\mathrm{O}_2(\mathrm{Z}=16)-\sigma \mathrm{ls}^2, \sigma{ }^* 1 \mathrm{~s}^2, \sigma 2 \mathrm{~s}^2, \sigma * 2 \mathrm{~s}^2, σ\sigma2 p_z^2, π\pi2 p_x^2=π\pi2 p_y^2, π\pi* 2 p_x^1=π\pi* 2 p_y^1 It is a paramagnetic molecule due to presence of unpaired electrons in each orbital of degenerate levels. Thus, option (4) is correct.
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