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Q. Among the following, the paramagnetic compound is:

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Solution:

Odd number electron generally indicates paramagnetic nature and even number of electron diamagnetic nature
$\text{O}_{2}^{2 -} \Rightarrow 18 \, $ Electron diamagnetic.
$\text{O}_{3} \Rightarrow 24 \, $ Electron diamagnetic.
$\text{N}_{2} \text{O} \, \Rightarrow 22 \, $ Electron diamagnetic.
Solution
Solution
$\text{O}_{2}^{-} \Rightarrow 17 \, $ Electrons one unpaired electron paramagnetic.