Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 8 - Covalent Bonding - 8 Assessment - Page 259: 93

Answer

Liquid oxygen is paramagnetic, it sticks between the poles of a magnet. Paramagnetism is the attraction to an magnetic field and paramagnetism is associated with one or more unpaired electrons.

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Liquid oxygen is paramagnetic, it sticks between the poles of a magnet. Paramagnetism is the attraction to an magnetic field and paramagnetism is associated with one or more unpaired electrons.
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