Among the following species, the diamagnetic molecule is:

Question

Aicharya · Accepted Answer

(1) B 2 ( 10 ) &#8658; &#963; 1 s 2 , &#8201; &#963; * 1 s 2 , &#8201; &#963; 2 s 2 , &#963; * 2 s 2 , &#960; 2 p x 1 = &#960; 2 p y 1 , paramagnetic (2) N O 15 &#8658; &#963; 1 s 2 &#963; * 1 s 2 &#963; * 2 s 2 &#963; 2 p z 2 &#960; 2 p x 2 = &#960; 2 p y 2 = &#960; * 2 p x 1 , paramagnetic (3) O 2 16 &#8658; &#160; &#963; 1 s 2 &#963; * 1 s 2 &#963; 2 s 2 &#963; * 2 p z 2 &#960; 2 p x 2 = &#960; 2 p y 2 &#960; * 2 p x 1 = &#960; * 2 p y , paramagnetic (4) C O 14 &#8658; &#160; &#160; &#963; 1 s 2 &#963; * 1 s 2 , &#963; 2 s 2 , &#963; * 2 s 2 , &#960; p x 2 = &#960; 2 p y 2 , &#963; 2 p z 2 , diamagnetic (No unpaired electron)

Among the following species, the diamagnetic molecule is:

Solution