Statement 1: O2 is paramagnetic in nature.Statement 2: Bond order of oxygen is 2.
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a
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
b
Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
c
Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.
d
Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
answer is A.
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According to MOEC π*2px and π*2py contain one electron each hence, O2 is paramagnetic and has bond order equal to 2.In actual, the paramagnetic character is due to the presence of unpaired electron.