JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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Which of the following species is not paramagnetic?

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Correct option: B

CO

Option B (

CO

) is correct because it has 14 electrons, resulting in all molecular orbitals being fully occupied, making it diamagnetic (not paramagnetic).

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