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NEET 2006 Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureNEET 2006

The number of unpaired electrons in a paramagnetic diatomic molecule of an element with atomic number 16 is:-

Answer: (1)

Solution

The element with atomic number 16 is sulphur, and its diatomic molecule is isovalent with (6 valence electrons per atom, 12 in total). By molecular orbital theory, the valence configuration is

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