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Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure

Question
CBSEENCH11005783

Is B2 molecule paramagnetic or diamagnetic? Explain.    

Solution

The M.O. electronic configuration of B2 molecule is
B2: [KK (σ2s)2 (σ2s)2 (straight pi2px)1(straight pi2py)1]
Since each straight pi2px and straight pi2py  MO contains unpaired electron, therefore B2 molecule is paramagnetic.