Assertion: O2 is paramagnetic. Reason: It has one unpaired electron.

Question

Assertion: O2 is paramagnetic. Reason: It has one unpaired electron. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Oxygen has two unpaired electrons. So it is paramagnetic.

Q. Assertion : O2 is paramagnetic. Reason : It has one unpaired electron.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

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

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Oxygen has two unpaired electrons. So it is paramagnetic.

Q. Assertion : O₂ is paramagnetic.
Reason : It has one unpaired electron.