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How would you account for the following situations ?Sulphur in vapour state exhibits a paramagnetic behaviour.

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Because in vapour state it exists as $S_{2}$ molecule and has $2$ unpaired electrons in antibonding pi orbital and hence exhibit paramagnetism.

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