Question

Write anomalous behaviour of oxygen with respect to magnetic property.

Answer 1

• Oxygen (O₂​) is paramagnetic due to the presence of unpaired electrons in its molecular orbital (MO) configuration π*(2p_x), π*(2p_y).
• Other chalcogens like sulfur (S₈​) and selenium (Se₈​) are diamagnetic because they do not have unpaired electrons in their molecular structures.