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A hydrogen atom is paramagnetic. A hydrogen molecule is
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureNEET
Options:
  • A Diamagnetic
  • B Paramagnetic
  • C Ferromagnetic
  • D None of these
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Diamagnetic
A hydrogen molecule consisting of two hydrogen atoms. Diamagnetism can be observed in materials whose atoms are having paired electrons. There are no unpaired electron and hence it is diamagnetic in nature.

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