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NEET CHEMISTRYOrganic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques Medium

Question

A species that does not exhibit paramagnetism is:

A

N2+N_{2}^{+}

B

O2O_{2}^{-}

C

COCO

D

NONO

Step-by-Step Solution

Paramagnetism is a property of substances that are attracted by a magnetic field due to the presence of one or more unpaired electrons in their molecular orbitals .

  1. Nitric Oxide (NONO): Nitrogen (7) and Oxygen (8) provide a total of 15 electrons. As an odd-electron molecule, it possesses an unpaired electron and is paramagnetic .
  2. Nitrogen molecule cation (N2+N_{2}^{+}): The neutral N2N_{2} molecule has 14 electrons and is diamagnetic. Removing one electron to form N2+N_{2}^{+} results in 13 electrons, leaving one unpaired electron in the σ2pz\sigma 2p_{z} bonding orbital, making it paramagnetic .
  3. Superoxide ion (O2O_{2}^{-}): The oxygen molecule (O2O_{2}) has 16 electrons and is paramagnetic due to two unpaired electrons in its antibonding π\pi^{*} orbitals . The O2O_{2}^{-} ion has 17 electrons, where the additional electron pairs up with one of the existing unpaired electrons, leaving one unpaired electron. Thus, it remains paramagnetic .
  4. Carbon Monoxide (COCO): Carbon (6) and Oxygen (8) provide a total of 14 electrons. It is isoelectronic with the nitrogen molecule (N2N_{2}), which has all its electrons paired in its molecular orbitals . Therefore, COCO is diamagnetic and does not exhibit paramagnetism.

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