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Electronic Configuration of d- Block

NO2 is parama...

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NO2 is paramagnetic but N2O4 is diamagnatic. why?

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NO₂ has a free unpaired electron and is therefore paramagnetic in nature. N₂O₄ does not have an unpaired electron and is therefore diamagnetic.

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