JEE Main · 2022 · 25 Jul 2022 · Shift 1 · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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Among the following species
N₂, N₂⁺, N₂⁻, N₂²⁻, O₂, O₂⁺, O₂⁻, O₂²⁻
the number of species showing diamagnetism is

Answer: 2

Solution

A species is diamagnetic if all its electrons are paired (no unpaired electrons). Using molecular orbital theory:
  • N₂: Bond order 3, all electrons paired → diamagnetic
  • N₂⁺: One electron removed from bonding π orbital → 1 unpaired → paramagnetic
  • N₂⁻: One electron added to antibonding π* orbital → 1 unpaired → paramagnetic
  • N₂²⁻: Two electrons added to antibonding π* orbitals → 2 unpaired → paramagnetic
  • O₂: Bond order 2, two unpaired electrons in π* orbitals → paramagnetic
  • O₂⁺: One electron removed from π* → 1 unpaired → paramagnetic
  • O₂⁻: One electron added to π* → 1 unpaired → paramagnetic
  • O₂²⁻: Both π* orbitals filled, all paired → diamagnetic

Therefore, only N₂ and O₂²⁻ are diamagnetic. Answer: 2

JEE Main · 2022 · 25 Jul 2022 · Shift 1 · Integer answer

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