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Is P paramagnetic or diamagnetic?


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Explanation:

  1. The electronic configuration of phosphorus is 1s22s22p63s23p3.
  2. From the electronic configuration of phosphorus, it has 3 unpaired electrons.
  3. A substance in which an unpaired electron is found and said to be a paramagnetic substance.
  4. But phosphorus exists in form of P4, so it is a diamagnetic element.

Hence, phosphorus is a diamagnetic element.


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