The number of unpaired electrons in ${{\rm{O}}_2}$ molecule is:

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The number of unpaired electrons in

{\mathrm{O}_2}

molecule is:

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Correct option: C

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Option C (2) is correct because the molecular orbital configuration of O2 has two unpaired electrons in the antibonding π* orbitals, making it paramagnetic.

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