A hydrogen atom is paramagnetic. A hydrogen molecule is

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A hydrogen atom is paramagnetic. A hydrogen molecule is (A) Diamagnetic (B) Paramagnetic (C) Ferromagnetic (D) None of these

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A hydrogen molecule consisting of two hydrogen atoms. Diamagnetism can be observed in materials whose atoms are having paired electrons. There are no unpaired electron and hence it is diamagnetic in nature.

Q. A hydrogen atom is paramagnetic. A hydrogen molecule is

Diamagnetic

Paramagnetic

Ferromagnetic

None of these

A hydrogen molecule consisting of two hydrogen atoms. Diamagnetism can be observed in materials whose atoms are having paired electrons. There are no unpaired electron and hence it is diamagnetic in nature.