Given below are two statements. Statement I: O , Cu and Fe are weakly attracted by magnetic field an — Chemical Bonding Chemistry Question
Question
Given below are two statements. Statement I: O , Cu and Fe are weakly attracted by magnetic field and are magnetized in the same direction as magnetic field. Statement II: NaCl and H O are weakly magnetized in opposite direction to magnetic field. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer form the options given below: 2 2+ 3+ 2 2 (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
💡 Solution & Explanation
and have 2, 1 and 5 unpaired electrons respectively, so these are the paramagnetic species. Hence, they are attracted by magnetic field. NaCl and H O are the diamagnetic species so they are repelled by the magnetic field. Hence, both statement I and statement II are correct.