How many of the following are paramagnetic in nature?
i) Singlet carbene ii) Triplet carbene iii) Carbon free radical
iv) Carbocation v) Carbanion

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(i) Triplet carbenes are paramagnetic in nature.

(ii) Free Radical contains any molecule of a species capable of independent existence that contains an unpaired electron in an atomic orbital. Therefore, it is paramagnetic in nature.

Triplet carbene, carbocation and carbanion ions are diamagnetic.

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