Of the following statements, which one is correct

Options

A. Oxygen and nitric oxide molecules are both paramagnetic because both contain unpaired electrons
B. Oxygen and nitric oxide molecules are both diamagnetic because both contain no unpaired electrons
C. Oxygen is paramagnetic because it contains unpaired electrons, while nitric oxide is diamagnetic because it contains no unpaired electrons
D. Oxygen is diamagnetic because it contains no unpaired electrons, while nitric oxide is paramagnetic because it contains an unpaired electron

Answer

A