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Q.

How many of the following species show paramagnetism?
Na+,O2,Cu2+,Fe2+,Zn2+,Cr3+,Cu+,O2,O22

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answer is 5.

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Detailed Solution

Species with at least one or more unpaired electron are attracted by the magnetic field and are said to be paramagnetic.
Na+,Zn2+,Cu+and O22 

No unpaired electron hence, diamagnetic.
O2-  two unpaired electrons in anti bonding molecular orbitals.
Fe2+-Four unpaired electrons in 3d-orbitals 

Cr3+ -Three unpaired electrons in 3d-orbital 

Cu+2 -One unpaired electron in 3d-orbital.
O2-one unpaired electron in antibonding molecular orbitals.

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How many of the following species show paramagnetism?Na+,O2,Cu2+,Fe2+,Zn2+,Cr3+,Cu+,O2−,O22−