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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryThe d and f-Block ElementsJEE Main

**Statement 1:** Ions with more than five electrons usually have a slightly larger magnetic moment than calculated from . **Statement 2:** The maximum number of unpaired -electrons is five, as in and , and so for 5 unpaired electrons.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Both statements are independently true. But the slightly larger-than-spin-only magnetic moment seen for configurations with more than five -electrons (e.g. –) arises from a small

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