Q.

Total number of molecules/species from the following which will be paramagnetic is _________.  

O2,O2+,O2-,NO,NO2,CO,K2[NiCl4],[Co(NH3)6]Cl3,K2[Ni(CN)4]                   [2025]
 


Ans.

(6)

Species Electronic configuration/structure Magnetic nature
O2 σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, σ*2s2, σ2pz2, π2px2, π2py2, π*2px1, π*2py1 Paramagnetic
O2+ σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, σ*2s2, σ2pz2, π2px2, π2py2, π*2px1 Paramagnetic
O2- σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, σ*2s2, σ2pz2, π2px2, π2py2,π*2px2, π*2py1 Paramagnetic
NO σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, σ*2s2, σ2pz2, π2px2, π2py2, π*2px1 Paramagnetic
NO2 Paramagnetic
CO σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, π2px2, π2py2, σ2pz, σ*2s2 Diamagnetic
K2[NiCl4] Paramagnetic
[Co(NH3)6]Cl3 Diamagnetic
K2[Ni(CN)4] Diamagnetic