Statement 1: Superoxide ion is paramagnetic whereas peroxide ion is diamagnetic.Statement 2: Superoxide ion O-O− has one unpaired electron whereas peroxide ion O-O-2 has no unpaired electron.
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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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Detailed Solution
O-O− has MO configuration σ1s2σ*1s2,σ2s2σ*2s2,σ2p2π2px2π2py2π*2px2π*2py1O-O2− has MO configurationσ1s2σ*1s2,σ2s2σ*2s2,σ2p2π2px2π2py2π*2px2π*2py2