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Which is the characteristic of oxygen molecule ?

A

diamagnetic with no-unpaired electron

B

diamagnetic with two unpaired electrons

C

paramagnetic with two unpaired electrons

D

paramagnetic with no unpaired electrons

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C
Oxygen `O_2` is paramagentic due to presence of two unpaired electrons in antibonding molecular orbitals
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