Paramagnetism is exhibited with substances containing unpaired electrons. Uhe example of this is noticed in experiments done with liquified oxygen. The oxygen molecule, is diatomic, and has has unpaired electrons and thus cannot be described exactly by application of the octet rule. It does have a double bond character, nonetheless, with bond length and bond energy, so some older books might show this. True False

Paramagnetism is exhibited with substances containing unpaired electrons. Uhe example of this is noticed in experiments done with liquified oxygen. The oxygen molecule, is diatomic, and has has unpaired electrons and thus cannot be described exactly by application of the octet rule. It does have a double bond character, nonetheless, with bond length and bond energy, so some older books might show this. True False

Principles of Modern Chemistry

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Chapter3: Atomic Shells And Classical Models Of Chemical Bonding

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Problem 99AP: A stable triatomic molecule can be formed that contains one atom each of nitrogen, sulfur, and...

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