Superoxides of alkali metals act as oxidising agents while normal oxides are basic in nature. The oxide which is paramagnetic in nature due to presence of unpaired electron is :
A
Na2O2
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B
KO2
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C
Na2O
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D
K2O2
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Solution
The correct option is CKO2
Here KO2 is superoxide and it is paramagnetic in nature.
Superoxides are paramagnetic in nature due to presence of one unpaired electron in antibonding π∗2p molecular orbital.