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Assertion: Oxygen molecule is paramagnet...

Assertion: Oxygen molecule is paramagnetic.
Reason: It has two unpaired electron in its bonding molecular orbital

A

1) both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

2) both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

3) assertion is true but reason is false

D

4) Both assertion and reason are false

Text Solution

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The correct Answer is:
C
Correct statement: Oxygen molecule is paramagnetic
Correct Reason: It has two unpaired electrons in its antibonding molecular orbital.
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