Given below are two statements.
Statement I: $\mathrm{O}_{2}, \mathrm{Cu}^{2+}$, and $\mathrm{Fe}^{3+}$ are weakly attracted by magnetic field and are magnetized in the same direction as magnetic field.
Statement II: $\mathrm{NaCl}$ and $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ are weakly magnetized in opposite direction to magnetic field.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Solution
$\mathrm{O}_{2}, \mathrm{Cu}^{2+}$ and $\mathrm{Fe}^{3+}$ have 2,1 and 5 unpaired electrons respectively, so these are the paramagnetic species. Hence, they are attracted by magnetic field.
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$\mathrm{NaCl}$ and $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ are the diamagnetic species so they are repelled by the magnetic field.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure · Topic: Ionic and Covalent Bonding
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