Question

Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word(s) from those given in the brackets:

(two, four, sec^-1, diamagnetic, acetaldehyde, mol^-1L sec^-1, paramagnetic, formaldehyde, acetone, ethanol)

The transition metals show ______ character because of the presence of unpaired electrons while Cu⁺ is ______ because its electronic configuration is [Ar]3d¹⁰.

Answer 1

The transition metals show paramagnetic character because of the presence of unpaired electrons while Cu⁺ is diamagnetic because its electronic configuration is [Ar]3d¹⁰.